Paradoxical to his own theory, Freud believed that the sex act was _____

a. holy
c. uplifting
b. degrading
d. impressive


ANS: B
FEEDBACK: It is a paradox that Freud, who emphasized the importance of sex in emotional life, experienced so many personal sexual conflicts. The sex act was degrading, he wrote, because it contaminated both mind and body.

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