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Unit 8 – Clinical Psychology
Topic 8.5
How did Freud's theory influence our current understanding of dissociative disorders?
His concept about ego defense mechanisms explained physical symptoms without medical causes.
His focus on childhood stages led researchers to investigate developmental causes.
His notion on dream interpretation resulted in revised sleep disorder diagnoses.
His emphasis on unconscious processes made way for recognizing involuntary separation from reality.
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AP Psychology - 8.5 Trauma- and Stressor Related, Dissociative, and Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders
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