Charcot observed that while a patient was hypnotized, he could create and remove paralyses in the patient at will. This demonstrated that

A) patients were malingerers.
B) physical symptoms could have a psychological origin.
C) physical symptoms had a physical origin.
D) physicians had supernatural powers.


Answer: B

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