Freud believed _____ to be the primary cause of all neuroses

a. sexual conflicts
c. unresolved guilt
b. hating one's parents
d. frequent illness in childhood

ANS: A
FEEDBACK: After several years in clinical practice, Freud was increasingly convinced that sexual conflicts were the primary cause of all neuroses. He claimed that the majority of his women patients reported traumatic sexual experiences from their childhoods.

Psychology

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