The Redirection of Aggression to a Target Other Than the Source

question 19

Multiple Choice

The redirection of aggression to a target other than the source of the frustration is referred to as

• A)displacement.
• B)substitution.
• C)instrumental aggression.
• D)projection.

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Definitions:

Ego

In psychoanalytic theory, the part of the personality that mediates between the desires of the id, the norms of the superego, and the realities of the external world.

Topographic Model

A framework in Freudian psychoanalysis that divides the mind into the conscious, preconscious, and unconscious levels of awareness.

Preconscious

The part of the mind containing information that is not currently in conscious awareness but can be easily brought to consciousness.

Vienna Psychoanalytic Society

An organization founded by Sigmund Freud in 1902, dedicated to the study and promotion of psychoanalysis.