Question

Marielies was afflicted by a brief spell in which she was unaware of her own identity. Sigmund Freud would have believed that she was suffering from:________

Answer 1

Answer:

The answer is hysteria.

Explanation:

Hysteria was formerly described as a condition that affected only women, in which there was a momentary loss of control over one's emotions and even movement. It was initially believed to be accompanied by physiological symptoms such as inability to breathe.

Modern uses of the word are mostly related to emotional distress and panic.