Citation
Thorp, John M., Jr. (2019). Sublimate Rather than Scream.
BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 126(4), 433.
Abstract
The psychological term sublimation arises from the Latin word sublimare, which means ‘to raise to a higher status’. It is specifically used to describe the behaviour in which we choose to modify the expression of an impulse from a self-destructive response to one with better ends for both the individual and society. A simple example would be to experience great anger and, rather than do or say something harmful, to go out and chop wood and thereafter give the firewood produced to a needy neighbour. It is often used by both clinicians and patients in response to unexpected adverse events and two commentaries in this issue of BJOG can illustrate the concept.
URL
https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.15358Reference Type
Journal Article
Year Published
2019
Journal Title
BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Author(s)
Thorp, John M., Jr.
ORCiD
Thorp - 0000-0002-9307-6690
