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Although an element of [[repetition]] can be found in almost every [[human]] [[action]], the term "[[acting out]]" is usually reserved for those [[action]]s which display "an impulsive aspect relatively out of harmony with the subject's usual motivational patterns" and which are therefore "fairly easy to isolate from the overall trends of his activity."<ref>Laplanche, Jean and Pontalis, Jean-Betrand. ''The Language of Psycho-Analysis''. Trans. Donald Nicholson-Smith. London: Hogarth Press and the Institute of Psycho-Analysis. 1967. p.4</ref> The [[subject]] fails to understand his motives for the [[action]].
=====Sigmund Freud=====
"[[Acting out]]" is the term used to translate the [[German]] word ''[[Agieren]]'' used by [[Freud]].
