Question

Which of the following, according to Freud's theory, would likely be the cause of starting harmful rumors about someone at work?a) the ego idealb) an unsuccessful resolution of the latency stagec) the death instinctd) the superego

Answer 1

c) The death instinct

Step-by-step explanation:

According to Freud's theory the death instinct can be expressed as the oposite of life instinct. This means the side of a human being that is not the most healthy and positive, instead it is realted to death impulses, negativity, agression and it generates harm instead of good. Freud explainead that every person has both life and death instincts.

Death instincts are related to destruction, this instinct or also called drive leads a person's behavior. This explains why some people harm themselves, and sometimes are not aware of the forces that motivates this behavior.