Freud's notion that most people have a "death wish" that impels them to pursue their own downfall and death ____

a. has received a good deal of recent empirical support
b. is consistent with research showing that many people have a "fear of success"
c. is consistent with cognitive dissonance theory
d. is apparently wrong


D

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