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Also Known As	ego-defense mechanism

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projection repression reaction formation rationalization compensation denial sublimation identification transference regression drug use human sexual activity collective behavior humor aggressive behaviour social movement deviance conformity bystander effect lying

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Sigmund Freud

Sigmund Freud

Austrian psychoanalyst

Anna Freud

Anna Freud

Austrian-British psychoanalyst