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Freud believed that the symptoms were keeping Ernst from needing to make difficult decisions in life, and warding of the anxiety he would have felt if he experenced angry impulses directly.
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Ernst's fantasies were created by his sexual experiences in infancy- particularly punishment for childhood masturbation.
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Long term follow up of this case was not possible, as Ernst later died in WW1.
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