nonaggressive society

a culture or subculture whose goal is one of peaceful isolation from or coexistence with its neighbors. Socialization in such societies is marked by de-emphasis of achievement or power needs, disapproval of aggression, and affirmation of basic pleasures.

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February 23rd 2025

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.