In Freud's system, there is only one ultimate and necessary goal ...

[Diane]

In Freud's system, there is only one ultimate and necessary goal in life: to increase the release of sexual fantasies from the unconscious to the conscious.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

Question 2

In Freud's theory, we human beings are depicted in gloomy, pessimistic terms, condemned to a struggle with our inner forces, which we are almost always destined to lose.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

[dawsa925]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: F
FEEDBACK: In Freud's system, there is only one ultimate and necessary goal in life: to reduce tension. On the naturenurture issue, Freud adopted a middle ground.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: T
FEEDBACK: Freud did not present us with a flattering or optimistic image of human nature. He argued that each person is a dark cellar of conflict in which a battle is continually raging. Human beings are depicted in gloomy, pessimistic terms, condemned to a struggle with our inner forces, which we are almost always destined to lose.