With Its Regular Sequence of Stages ("Epileptoid," "Large Movement," "Hallucinatory

question 19

Multiple Choice

With its regular sequence of stages ("epileptoid," "large movement," "hallucinatory," and "delirious") ,Charcot's grande hysterie was:

• A) typical of most of the hysterics at the Salpêtrière.
• B) considered by him the purest "type" of hysteria.
• C) the result of localized neurological injuries.
• D) often cured by Charcot through hypnosis.

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