... directed at the children 3. Denial - Refusing to acknowledge certain aspects of reality. Refusing to perceive something because it is too painful. For example death or divorce 4. Rationalisation-giving socially acceptable reasons for thoughts or actions based on unacceptable motives. For example defending a spouse who beats their partner. 5. Identification - Incorporating an external object, usually another person into ones own ... development, such as entering into a relationship with someone who offers comfort in the same manner a parent did. 7. Sublimation - channelling sexual drives i...

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... state. A vast majority of thoughts and feelings that you are not aware of are contained here, and are largely responsible for your everyday behavior. You have no immediate access to this information and it can be considered a lockbox of the mind, which you are unable to open. ... considers consequences of actions taken. A further extent of this would be the super-ego. In other words, the id takes socially unacceptable impulses and channels them through a more acceptable behavior, which is also referred to as sublimination. An example of this would be sexual impulses converted into marria...

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