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Practice Reading: Multiple Choice, Single Answer ID: #46941 Freud

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Children normally desire to vent aggressive impulses on other people, including their parents, because even the most attentive parents cannot gratify all of their demands immediately. Yet children, also fearing their parents’ punishment and the loss of parental love, come to repress most aggressive impulses. The Freudian perspective, in a sense, sees us as “steam engines.” By holding in rather than venting “steam,” we set the stage for future explosions. Pent-up aggressive impulses demand outlets. They may be expressed toward parents in indirect ways such as destroying furniture, or they may be expressed toward strangers later in life.

Freud describes people as “steam engines” in order to make the point that people

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deliberately build up their aggression to make themselves stronger usually release aggression in explosive ways must vent their aggression to prevent it from building up typically lose their aggression if they do not express it

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Option 3: "must vent their aggression to prevent it from building up"

Explanation: This option accurately reflects Freud's point about the necessity of venting aggressive impulses to avoid future 'explosions.' The text supports this by explaining that repressed aggression can lead to harmful outlets, aligning perfectly with the metaphor of steam engines needing to release pressure.

Option 1: "deliberately build up their aggression to make themselves stronger"

Explanation: This option misinterprets Freud's metaphor of 'steam engines.' The text does not suggest that people build up aggression intentionally for strength; rather, it emphasizes the consequences of repressed aggression, leading to potential future explosions.

Option 2: "usually release aggression in explosive ways"

Explanation: While the text mentions that pent-up aggression can lead to explosions, it does not state that people usually release aggression this way. Instead, it highlights the repression of aggression due to fear of punishment, making this option misleading.

Option 4: "typically lose their aggression if they do not express it"

Explanation: This option incorrectly suggests that aggression is lost when not expressed. The text indicates that aggression does not disappear but rather builds up and can lead to indirect expressions, contradicting the idea of losing aggression.

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