There are some authors who contend that meanings and values are "nothing but defense mechanisms, reaction formations and sublimations." But as for myself, I would not be willing to live merely for the sake of my "defense mechanisms," nor would I be ready to die merely for the sake of my "reaction formations.
Viktor E. FranklAbout author
- Author's profession: Psychologist
- Nationality: austrian
- Born: March 26, 1905
- Died: September 2, 1997
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