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Threats occur throughout the life cycle as parents, siblings, friends, teachers, and other people impact the individual and contribute to the creation of the inner world of fantasy, which is also self-generated. These elements can work together or separately to undermine one\u2019s sense of vitality by the pressure to comply with a variety of demands, which can give rise to a false self. 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