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Years ago Abraham Maslow said that people are constantly striving for self-actualization. He believed that people are willing to give up other needs to make one area of their life stronger. In a way I can see myself giving up homework and other important just so I will be able to see my friends. I feel that everyone needs to be happy and nothing makes me happier then being with my friends. I also agree with the sociocultural theory. The sociocultural theory suggests that people that live in different cultures will do things and feel things differently. I can see this in myself because I grew up eating a large amount of wild game, whereas my friends grew up not eating things of that nature; therefore our tastes our different. Three defense mechanisms that I use are sublimation, rationalization and displacement. I use sublimation when I have a bad day at school and that day in practice I will play extra aggressive, which in turn relieves stress. I also use rationalization during school. Sometimes when I get caught doing something wr