in the context of psychoanalytic theory, it is the use the sexual and aggressive energy in problem solving, creative imagination, scientific inquiry instead of sexual gratification of the instincts.
NEUTRALIZATION: "Looking at psychoanalytic theory, neutralization occurs through the use of sexual and aggressive energy in the processes of problem solving and creative imagination."
Cite this page: Nugent, Pam M.S., "NEUTRALIZATION," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 7, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/neutralization/ (accessed December 12, 2018).
