Sublimation is an effective coping mechanism,because dangerous motives are reduced by attributing them to someone else.

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Sublimation is a coping mechanism where socially unacceptable impulses or idealizations are unconsciously transformed into socially acceptable actions or behavior, possibly resulting in a long-term conversion of the initial impulse. It does not involve attributing them to someone else; that description more closely resembles projection.

Sublimation Is an Effective Coping Mechanism,because Dangerous Motives Are Reduced