Oedipus Complex

SublimationSublimation is one of the most celebrated defense mechanisms in psychoanalysis. It refers to the process by which instinctual drives—especially sexual or aggressive impulses—are diverted into socially acceptable, often creative

Repetition CompulsionRepetition compulsion designates the tendency to repeat, reenact, or return to past experiences, particularly those that are painful or traumatic. This phenomenon puzzled Freud, who observed that patients often

Drives: Life and DeathThe concepts of life drive and death drive are among the most provocative and debated in psychoanalytic theory. Introduced by Freud in his later work, they propose

AnxietyAnxiety is one of the most fundamental and universally experienced phenomena in psychoanalysis. It refers to an unpleasant emotional state characterized by anticipation of danger, diffuse apprehension, and heightened autonomic