Question

Sigmund Freud’s ideas regarding the power of the unconscious were shaped largely by observations of people with which of the following disorders?
a. depression
b. conversion hysteria
c. schizophrenia

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct option is: B. conversion hysteria

Explanation:

According to the Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytic theory, the human behavior can be explained by the unconscious psychic drives of the brain. He believed that the mind is responsible for making all the conscious as well as unconscious decisions. These ideas were made by observing people with conversion hysteria disorder.

According to this theory, the personality of an individual depends on the three aspects of the human mind: id, ego and super ego.