Which Statement Is True Concerning the Treatment of Conversion Disorders

question 5

Multiple Choice

Which statement is true concerning the treatment of conversion disorders?

• A) Controlled research has not been conducted even though the number of contemporary conversion disorder cases is adequate for such research.
• B) Case studies of psychoanalytic treatment of conversion disorder have shown success.
• C) Outcome research disputes the success of the psychoanalytic treatment of conversion disorders.
• D) Freud's and Breuer's treatment of conversion disorders might have been successful, but the treatment of more modern psychoanalysts has not been successful.

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Definitions:

Abbreviation

The act of shortening or condensing a word or phrase by omitting letters and using symbols or initial letters.

DTRs

Deep tendon reflexes; responses to muscle stimulation by a sudden stretch, tested by tapping the tendon with a reflex hammer.

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Cardiac Muscle

Specialized muscle tissue found only in the heart, responsible for the rhythmic contractions that pump blood throughout the body.