1. a group of teenage girls from leroy, new york began experiencing symptoms similar to tourette's syndrome and were ultimately diagnosed with conversion disorder. freud's account of conversion disorders included the idea of which refers to the greatly increased attention and sympathy from loved ones and avoidance of difficult situations or tasks. a. unconscious benefits b. secondary gain c. social reinforcement.

b. secondary gain

Explanation:

Secondary gain: Also referred to as the positive external motivation.

In psychology, the phenomenon is defined as a positive benefit or advantage that goes along with psychological or physical symptoms. It occurs subordinate to real or stated illness.

According to Freud, the secondary gain is defined as the achievement of social reward or interpersonal reward by the patients as an outcome of illness. It is not yet defined by the researcher whether the gain is attained at an unconscious or conscious level.

Type:

1. Exaggerating symptoms.

2. Using illness for personal reward.  

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answer: musical connotation

leonard b. meyer (1918-2007) was an american composer, author and philosopher. his work emotion and meaning in music is perhaps the first major treatise on music. it is a philosophical and psychological work, greatly influenced by koffka (one of the major proponents of gestalt psychology). his work deals with the problem of musical meaning and musical communication.