Recall that Freud’s mentor Charcot attempted to use hypnosis to cure women of hysteria, a syndrome that caused temporary paralysis. Review what you have learned about the way women were viewed in...

Recall that Freud’s mentor Charcot attempted to use hypnosis to cure women of hysteria, a syndrome that caused temporary paralysis. Review what you have learned about the way women were viewed in Freud’s time and what you have learned about differences between the sexes. Could social constraints have contributed to the mysterious ailment?