Term ID: T5727

Unconscious Sublimation

/unconscious-sublimation/
Automatic channeling of unacceptable impulses into socially acceptable and productive activities.
Example: Redirecting aggressive urges into competitive sports or sexual energy into creative artistic expression.

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Reference: Freud (1930)