Freud and his contemporaries viewed conversion symptoms as the result of:
A. the id trying to surpass the functioning of the ego and super ego.
B. the displacement of unconscious anxiety onto a neutral or symbolic object.
C. the unconscious state of mind attempting to control the conscious state of mind.
D. the transfer of psychic energy attached to repressed emotions or memories to physical symptoms.
Answer: D
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