To Allport,the ultimate and necessary goal of life is not to reduce tension,as Freud proposed,but rather to increase tension,impelling us to seek new sensations and challenges.

Ultimate Goal

A foundational aspiration or objective that an individual or organization aims to achieve; often long-term and significant in nature.

Freud

Sigmund Freud, an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a clinical method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst.