Regarding Freud's theory, which of the following statements is FALSE?

a. The superego acts as a power source for the entire psyche, or personality.
b. The libido underlies our efforts to survive, as well as our sexual desires and pleasure seeking.
c. Freud described a death instinct, although today it is more often thought of as an impulse toward aggression.
d. Freud offered humanity's long history of wars and violence as evidence of urges from the human instinct, he called Thanatos.


A

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