The process of realisation of strong wish or need by the use of something alternate which stands for the primary object of desire. called symbolic realization in psychology.
SYMBOLIC REALIZATION: "Oedipus complex is fulfilled in a mean of symbolic realization when a man marries woman that is significantly older then him."
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "SYMBOLIC REALIZATION," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 13, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/symbolic-realization/ (accessed March 28, 2020).
