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Definition of 'Sublimation'

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.

Common names: Sublimation

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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Multimedia psychodynamic psychotherapy: a preliminary report.

29 Apr 2009 Mourning the death of a beloved person is one of life's most stressful events. This psychotherapy case study describes a form of psychodynamic psychotherapy that the author developed in working with a patient who suffered from complicated grief ... Read more...


The death of Hamnet: an essay on grief and creativity.

30 Mar 2009 The author argues that Shakespeare's Hamlet (1600) was influenced by the death in 1596 of the playwright's 11-year-old twin son, Hamnet. Beyond the similarity between the dead child's name and the play's title, the language of the play, a supreme ... Read more...


When sex primes love: subliminal sexual priming motivates relationship goal pursuit.

21 May 2008 The studies reported here provide, for the first time, experimental evidence to support the claim that sexual interest and arousal are associated with motives to form and maintain a close relationship. In five studies, sex-related representations ... Read more...

 

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Definition: 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.

Descriptor UI: D013359

Alternative terms: Sublimation;

Tree Number: F01.393.898;

History Note: 68

Technical Notes: no qualif

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