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natural child

1. a biological offspring of a parent, in contrast to an adopted child.

2. one of the child ego states in transactional analysis, characterized as carefree, fun-loving, creative, impulsive, and impatient. Compare adapted child.

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internal frustration

internal frustration

in classical psychoanalytic theory, denial of gratification of instinctual impulses due to internal factors (e.g., the superego), as opposed to external factors.