Psychoanalytic treatment for conversion disorders seeks to help the patient:
A) Become more relaxed.
B) Increase their level of activity in spite of the physical limitations.
C) Uncover the conflict that they have repressed.
D) Realize that their problem is physical in nature and comply with the treatment recommendations of their physician.

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Conversion disorders are believed to stem from psychological conflicts that are repressed by the patient. Psychoanalytic treatment therefore aims to help the patient uncover these conflicts and address them in order to alleviate the physical symptoms. The other options do not address the underlying psychological causes of conversion disorder.

Psychoanalytic Treatment for Conversion Disorders Seeks to Help the Patient