Freud Argued That Instinctual Urges and Desires Continually Give Rise

question 131

Multiple Choice

Freud argued that instinctual urges and desires continually give rise to energy. The energy created by this process serves to power the mind and constantly needs to be released in either direct or indirect ways. Freud termed this as _.

• A) psychic energy
• B) sublimation
• C) free association
• D) repression

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Definitions:

Symbolic Interactionism

A sociological theory that focuses on the interactions among individuals based on mutually understood symbols, emphasizing the subjective meanings of human acts.

Poststructuralism

An intellectual movement that critiques structures, identities, and binaries established by structuralism, emphasizing the instability of meaning and the complexity of power dynamics.

Postmodernism

An intellectual stance or mode of discourse defined by an attitude of skepticism toward what it describes as the grand narratives and ideologies of modernism, as well as opposition to epistemic certainty and the stability of meaning.

Grew Out

Refers to the process of developing or emerging from a particular origin or set of conditions.