Term ID: T5043

Sublimation

/sublimation/
A defense mechanism where unacceptable impulses are channeled into socially acceptable and productive activities.
Example: Redirecting aggressive impulses into competitive sports or sexual energy into creative artistic expression.

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Reference: Freud (1915)