M. Fakhry Davids develops a detailed theory on the internalization processes of racist content and the emergence of racist attitudes. He posits an unconscious racist defense system that is composed of individual and cultural images and protects against early persecution fears. This universal unconscious defense system reduces anxiety in encounters with the "Other" and suddenly manifests as previously latent "inner" racism during moments of crisis. Furthermore, Davids assumes a pathological racism that develops in response to unbearable impulses (e.g., aggression, fear, guilt) corresponding to individual personality disorders, which can be enacted in psychotherapeutic treatments and thus perceived and worked through. Considerations on the emergence and continuation.