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Omnipotence is one of the earliest mechanisms for bounding instinctual drives. Analysis of omnipotence leads inevitably into violent situations and when successfully handled to profound alterations of character. The need for omnipotence may account for the overstressing of new situations with accompanying derogation of old ones even in the analytic movement.