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Psychotherapy and Sigmund Freud

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Sigmund Freud appreciated the many ways in which our minds are troubled and anxious. He invented psychoanalysis as a tool to help us uncover what is troubling us and make adjustments to our everyday lives. Here's how it works...

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According to Freud, we are governed by our struggle to balance the pleasure principle and the reality principle. Which of these is an example of this struggle?

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I love donuts, but if I eat all the donuts, I will die.

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Getting out of bed is the worst, but if I don't go to school, I will fail my classes.

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I think this statue is beautiful, but if I kiss it, I will be ceaselessly mocked.

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All of the above

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