Before revision: Sublimation: Transformation of unhelpful emotions or instincts into healthy actions, behaviours, or emotions; for example, playing a heavy contact sport such as football or rugby can transform aggression into a gameSchacter, Gilbert, Wegner (2011), Psychology (2nd edition), Worth Publishers, p. 483 Suppression: The conscious decision to delay paying attention to a thought, emotion, or need in order to cope with the present reality; making it possible later to access uncomfortable or distressing emotions whilst accepting them Other defence mechanisms Diagram of selected ego defence mechanisms Pathological Conversion: The expression of an intrapsychic conflict as a physical symptom; examples includeblindness, deafness, paralysis, or numbness.
After revision: Sublimation: Transformation of unhelpful emotions or instincts into healthy actions, behaviours, or emotions; for example, playing a heavy contact sport such as football or rugby can transform aggression into a gameSchacter, Gilbert, Wegner (2011), Psychology (2nd edition), Worth Publishers, p. 483 Suppression: The conscious decision to delay paying attention to a thought, emotion, or need in order to cope with the present reality; making it possible later to access uncomfortable or distressing emotions whilst accepting them Pathological Conversion: The expression of an intrapsychic conflict as a physical symptom; examples includeblindness, deafness, paralysis, or numbness.