1. Sigmund Freud on Defense Mechanisms
We are the product of three forces, the Id, Ego, and the Super Ego, who are constantly trying to balance instinctive drives, reality, and social norms. ... The superego works with the Ego to satisfy the Id's wishes by taking into consideration what is socially acceptable in reality. ... Even though these happen in an unconscious level one can easily become aware of them by understanding what they are and carefully observing our behavior and the behavior of others. ... A person using displacement will substitute the object of tension with one that is acceptable in society. ... Although d...
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