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Freud considered this defense mechanism the most productive compared to the others that he identified (ie., [[Psychological repression|repression]], [[Displacement_(psychology)|displacement]], [[denial]], [[reaction formation]], [[intellectualization]] and [[Psychological projection|projection]]). Sublimation is the process of transforming [[libido]] into "social useful" achievements, mainly [[art]]. Psychoanalysts often refer to sublimation as the only truly successful defense mechanism.

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