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Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms > Defense Mechanisms > Sublimation, Psychological

Preferred term

Sublimation, Psychological  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Scope note

  • A defense mechanism through which unacceptable impulses and instinctive urges are diverted into personally and socially acceptable channels; e.g., aggression may be diverted through sports activities.

History note

  • 2018 (1968)

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URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D013359

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