Sigmund Freud traced conceptions of death to
A)our need to strive and overcome our early sensitivity to death.
B)our earliest feelings concerning sexuality and fears of being punished for them.
C)our socialization during adolescence.
D)our elementary school days when first leaving the security of the home and entering a new and different world of peers.
E)both a and c above.

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According to Freud, our earliest feelings concerning sexuality and fears of being punished for them are the basis for our conceptions of death. Freud believed that our fear of death is ultimately rooted in a fear of punishment for our sexual desires, which are often suppressed and repressed. This fear of punishment is then projected onto the concept of death, which becomes a feared and taboo topic.

Sigmund Freud Traced Conceptions of Death to