According to Freud, the pleasure principle is the way in which ________

a. the ego ideal tries to set up standards of what one would like to be
b. young children instinctively seek self-actualization
c. the ego tries to delay satisfying the id's desires until it can do so safely and successfully
d. the id tries to obtain immediate gratification and avoid pain


Answer: d

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Fill in the blank with correct word

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