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sec·on·dar·y pro·cess
in psychoanalysis, the mental process directly related to the learned and acquired functions of the ego and characteristic of conscious and preconscious mental activities; marked by logical thinking and by the tendency to delay gratification by regulation of the discharge of instinctual demands. Compare: primary process.
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sec·on·dar·y pro·cess
(sek'ŏn-dar-ē pros'es)psychoanalysis The mental process directly related to the learned and acquired functions of the ego and characteristic of conscious and preconscious mental activities; marked by logical thinking and by the tendency to delay gratification by regulation of the discharge of instinctual demands.
Compare: primary process
Compare: primary process
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