Psychoanalytic theory. the term applied to the denial of gratification of instinctual impulses due to internal factors such as the superego, as opposed to external factors.
INTERNAL FRUSTRATION: "Internal frustration is based on internal factors not external."
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "INTERNAL FRUSTRATION," in PsychologyDictionary.org, May 11, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/internal-frustration/ (accessed April 19, 2021).
