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According to psychoanalytic theory, what drives behavior and personality?

Conflicts between conscious thoughts

Unconscious sexual and aggressive impulses

The psychoanalytic theory believes that unconscious drives, primarily sexual and aggressive impulses, drive behavior and personality. While conflicts between conscious thoughts may play a role, psychoanalytic theory places a greater emphasis on unconscious desires and needs. It also acknowledges that external societal demands and the desire for immediate gratification can also impact behavior and personality, but these are not the primary drivers according to the theory.

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External societal demands only

Immediate gratification of needs