Working with persons suffering from various mental health problems,Freud concluded that a consistent theme across patients was that they seemed to have experienced some kind of ____.

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Freud’s psychoanalytic theory suggests that traumas in childhood, especially in the first five years, shape the individual’s personality and behavior. Traumatic childhood experiences are buried deep in the unconscious mind and affect a person without their awareness. Therefore, patients with mental health problems often have experienced some kind of traumatic event in their childhood.

Working with Persons Suffering from Various Mental Health Problems,Freud Concluded