The secondary gain of conversion symptoms refers most closely to which of the following?

a. The symptom prevents the individual from having to confront stressful or conflict-laden situations. b. The symptom symbolizes an underlying struggle between opposing motives.
c. The symptom enhances the employment of defense mechanisms.
d. The symptom causes the person to have a certain amount of indifference toward it. e. The maintenance of the symptoms as conditioned responses.


a

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