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PSYCHICAL WORKING OUT [1 record]

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Record 1 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychology (General)
DEF

an internal process of rearranging, ... and remolding [excitations] in the psyche and [thus directing] them into other channels [so as] to prevent their harmful effect.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie (Généralités)
DEF

le travail accompli par l'appareil psychique [pour] maîtriser les excitations qui lui parviennent et dont l'accumulation risque d'être pathogène. [Il] consiste à intégrer les excitations.

Spanish

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