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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