Before he abandoned the seduction hypothesis, Freud believed that psychiatric maladjustment in his female patients was caused by
A) incest between daughters and their fathers.
B) excessive talk about adult sexuality in the presence of children.
C) seduction of children by strangers.
D) fear of sexual temptations.

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Before abandoning the seduction hypothesis, Freud believed that psychiatric maladjustment in his female patients was caused by incestuous experiences with their fathers. He later moved away from this theory and instead proposed the Oedipus complex, which suggests that children have unconscious desires for their opposite-sex parent and view their same-sex parent as a rival.

Before He Abandoned the Seduction Hypothesis, Freud Believed That Psychiatric