With Regard to Freud's Explanation of "La Belle Indifference" (The

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Multiple Choice

With regard to Freud's explanation of "la belle indifference" (the observation that conversion disorder patients are not concerned about their symptoms) , research conducted by Lader and Sartorius (1968) suggests that

• A) conversion disorder patients do display "la belle indifference," but Freud's explanation of primary gain is not supported.
• B) Freud's explanation is essentially correct since there is great variability in the amount of concern that conversion disorder patients display regarding their symptoms.
• C) conversion disorder patients actually are quite concerned with their symptoms, so Freud's explanation of primary gain is not supported.
• D) "la belle indifference" is a myth, thus validating Freud's explanation of primary gain.

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