expresses itself as a need for punishment. The super - ego therefore enhances the reality principle so that it becomes internally ingrained within us. Freud traces all actions and instincts back to sexual instinct or what Freud refers to as libido and aggressive instinct (within the individual). They work both together and against each other and therefore play an important role in everything that we do. Being that libido is obviously present, sex in and of itself is a perfect example of this. During sex, varying levels of aggression (or lack thereof) can lead someone to either be bashful and impotent, a sex murderer and rapist, and anything in between. In order to harness all of this libido that Freud describes, society sets up boundaries (super-ego) and imposes those boundaries unto the individuals naturally aggressive ego. This in turn is used by the individual to display that excess libido in a more socially acceptable and productive manner. Freud believed that there is a fundamental conflict between the desires of an individual and the demands of the society in which they live. He believed that man is born with innate tendencies against work, but rather to have as much leisure time as possible. For this reason, he felt that civilization takes away peoples liberties, by forcing them to work. As it is stated in the book, . majority of people only work under the stress of necessity. Individuality according to society is considered non-productive according to Freud as it inhibits the forwarding of society in terms of work. Freud found that the difference between animals and humans with regards to work is quite simple. Animals according to Freud have reached a peak of development because a balance has been reached between the influences of their environmental and individual desires. He uses termites as an example due to the structure of their being. That is, they live to work. It is all that they've ever done and they don't question what they do.
