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Intrapsychic Conflict
In psychodynamic theory, the intrapsychic conflict is a tension between opposing thoughts and feelings, like love and hate, or a wish and a fear. Although contradicting each other, both are true. While the person may be aware of one of the thoughts or feelings, the opposing thought or feeling is unconscious. Anxiety is a signal that a conflict exists, as if the anxiety is the “friction” created by the clashing elements of the psyche.
Intrapsychic Conflict
In psychodynamic theory, the intrapsychic conflict is a tension between opposing thoughts and feelings, like love and hate, or a wish and a fear. Although contradicting each other, both are true. While the person may be aware of one of the thoughts or feelings, the opposing thought or feeling is unconscious. Anxiety is a signal that a conflict exists, as if the anxiety is the “friction” created by the clashing elements of the psyche.