Freud's concept of the death instinct achieved only limited acceptance as part of the personality.

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Freud's concept of the death instinct (also known as Thanatos) was not widely accepted or supported by many of his contemporaries or subsequent psychoanalysts. It postulated that humans have a drive towards self-destruction and was seen as controversial and difficult to prove. Many theorists have proposed alternative explanations for phenomena attributed to the death instinct.

Freud's Concept of the Death Instinct Achieved Only Limited Acceptance