What Is the Current Status of Freud's Psychodynamic Theory in Psychological

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Multiple Choice

What is the current status of Freud's psychodynamic theory in psychological science?

• A) It has been largely abandoned because most of Freud's ideas cannot be tested empirically.
• B) It has been modified by the neo-Freudians and is now viewed as a scientifically valid theory of personality.
• C) It is now more widely endorsed by personality psychologists than when it was first proposed.
• D) It has been abandoned by therapists but not research psychologists.

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