In Freud's theory, we human beings are depicted in gloomy, pessimistic terms, condemned to a struggle with our inner forces, which we are almost always destined to lose
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
ANS: T
FEEDBACK: Freud did not present us with a flattering or optimistic image of human nature. He argued that each person is a dark cellar of conflict in which a battle is continually raging. Human beings are depicted in gloomy, pessimistic terms, condemned to a struggle with our inner forces, which we are almost always destined to lose.
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