Oscar redirects his aggressive and violent urges into a lucrative career as a professional boxer. This is an example of what Freudian defence mechanism?

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Sublimation is the Freudian defense mechanism in which someone redirects their unacceptable impulses or negative emotions into socially acceptable actions or behaviors. In this case, Oscar channels his aggression and violent tendencies into his career as a professional boxer.

Oscar Redirects His Aggressive and Violent Urges into a Lucrative