Term ID: T5725

Unconscious Displacement

/unconscious-displacement/
Automatic redirection of emotions from their original target to a safer or more acceptable substitute.
Example: Taking out work frustrations on family members instead of expressing anger toward supervisor directly.

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Reference: Freud (1926)