An example of sublimation is when Jerome channels his desire for revenge against the drunk driver who killed his son into creating a community support group for others who have lost loved ones to drunk driving.

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Sublimation is a defense mechanism in which unacceptable urges or desires are redirected into socially acceptable and often productive activities or channels.

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Spielman, R. M., Jenkins, W. J., & Lovett, M. D. (2020, April 22). Psychology (2nd ed.). OpenStax. https://openstax.org/books/psychology-2e/pages/1-introduction

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