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nuclear warfare

the use of nuclear weapons in combat, which causes enormous destruction with potentially both physical and psychological effects on the survivors.

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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.