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nomology

n.

1. the science or study of law and lawfulness.

2. the branch of science concerned with the formulation of natural laws, especially causal laws. A nomological approach is one that strives for causal explanations of phenomena, rather than merely classifying them. See deductive-nomological model. —nomological adj.

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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.