Reflection 9

I am not quite sure why, but I would say that people consider Freud’s work on the Theory of Personality important because it does somehow give us a sense of how things work. Freud’s theory may not be correct, but it seems reasonable and I can see why some people will choose to agree with him. I, on the other hand, agree with Freud to a certain extent. Yes, sex and aggression may be drives, but I do not believe they are the only two drives that we have. Sex is not something that makes me want to continue on in life and neither is aggression. Sex and aggression seem to be aspects in life that may encourage us rather than be our drive. I can see how sex and aggression relate more to animals though. They do not have any reasoning skills and they are only left to do what they are meant to: procreate.
Something that I have to disagree on is when he said that we pursue college degrees so we can attract the opposite sex. Pursuing a college degree may play a part in attracting the opposite sex, but I do not believe it is our main goal. I am pursuing a college degree because I want to be successful in the future for myself. This has nothing to do with the opposite sex; it has to do with my career and the life that I choose to live. In order to become what I want to become in the future, it entails that I receive a college degree. There are some people that choose to not even have a relationship and the only thing that keeps them going is their education alone. These people have no desire to impress the opposite sex, they are only thinking about themselves and their interests. At the same time, you have people who pursue college degrees so they can prove something to others and make themselves seem more appealing, but this does not apply to everyone.
Freud’s theories seem to be a little out of the ordinary. Even though his theories are somewhat creative, they are not completely ludicrous. Perhaps his theories need to be better organized and very well explained so that I can get a better feel of what he is trying to express. I agree with some things Freud says and others just seem to be utterly false and absurd. On the bright side, he has gained a wide audience who respect his overall work.