A patient confides his homosexual orientation to his psychoanalyst. If the psychoanalyst shares the opinions of Sigmund Freud, he will view this sexual orientation as a:

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Sigmund Freud believed that homosexuality was a variation of sexual function, rather than a pathology or morally wrong. He believed that individuals had both heterosexual and homosexual tendencies, and that sexual orientation was shaped by both nature and nurture. This view is somewhat outdated and has been challenged by more recent research, but it was influential in its time.

A Patient Confides His Homosexual Orientation to His Psychoanalyst