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For the term frustration as used in contract law, see Frustration of purpose. For the board game, see Trouble (board game).
Frustration is a human emotion that occurs in situations where one's goals remain unreachable indefinitely. These goals are important to a person and one holds on to them despite their elusiveness.
Person's opportunities are defined by the society, in the structure of the society and the society's conditioning of the individual through hierarchy and social status.
Frustration may lead to downfall and deviation, because it wastes precious thinking ability and attention, which otherwise would have been used elsewhere in constructive and/or creative work. In some cases, it might lead to obsession or addiction.
Frustration should be regarded as an useful indicator of the problems in a person's life, in order to regain balance, and when the individual is observed with open-mindedness and tolerance, his/her emotions may prove to represent problems in the society as a whole.
In terms of psychology, passive-aggressive behavior is a method of dealing with frustration.
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