As a therapy, psychoanalysis is based on the idea that people are unaware of the factors that cause their behavior and emotions. ... The superego is said to act as a guide for a person's behavior. ... Freud believed that the only successful defense mechanism was sublimation, which is the substitution of acceptable behavior for unacceptable urges. ... Freud said that the instincts are the ultimate cause of all behaviors. ...

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