Your teacher organizes a debate on Freudian theory.You are assigned to be on the anti-Freud side and,therefore,must point out problems in the theory.Which of the following would be a reasonable argument for you to make?
A)Parents have little influence on their children's motives.
B)His interpretations of what his patients told him were ambiguous.
C)Defense mechanisms actually increase anxiety.
D)Psychoanalytic therapy is effective for treating psychotics only.

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Freud heavily relied on his patients' free associations and interpretations of their dreams, which were often ambiguous and open to interpretation. This raises questions about the validity and reliability of his theories.

Your Teacher Organizes a Debate on Freudian Theory