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This article focuses on a study which is related to the psychologically sophisticated people. The purpose of the study is to demonstrate some ways in which psychologically sophisticated people employ psychological knowledge to flee from personal understanding and to express, in unconscious ways, consciously unacceptable feelings towards others. The psychologically sophisticated people are seen as using these maneuvers in their relationships both with other professionals and in their interpersonal dealings with lay persons. Evaluating one's own behavior and that of others by mental health criteria is greatly complicated by the variety of conceptions regarding the nature of mental health. Many mental health workers may have one following conceptions. A person who is mentally healthy is morally excellent and if he psychologizes himself diligently, he must be healthy. They also think that mentally healthy person must be able to enjoy everything and he must be creative. Another conception is that mentally healthy person must be a beatnik and he must adjust to everything.