Sigmund Freud emphasized the importance of the unconscious mind, and a primary assumption of Freudian theory is that the unconscious mind governs behavior to a greater degree than people suspect.
The only way to tell. The only way to tell if a person has HIV is through the HIV Antibody Test, which detects the presence of antibodies produced by the body in response to the HIV virus. It can take up to three months for antibodies to be developed.
HIV Prognosis. The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which causes AIDS, currently has no cure. Once you are diagnosed with HIV, you may always be a carrier of the virus, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). But having HIV is not the same thing as having AIDS.