In the case of Little Hans, the phobia expressed
A) the conflict between wish and fear.
B) the identification with the father.
C) sibling rivalry.
D) compensating strivings.

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Little Hans' phobia of horses was suggested by Freud to represent a conflict between his unconscious sexual desires and his fear of castration. This reflects the classic psychoanalytic idea that phobias represent a symbolic displacement of repressed conflicts.

In the Case of Little Hans, the Phobia Expressed