erd ijk ' s ▁concept ▁of ▁c yn ical ▁reason : ▁ ▁O ften ▁the ▁pre ten se ▁is ▁kept ▁up , ▁because ▁of ▁a ▁belief ▁( or ▁anx iety ) ▁that ▁the ▁alternative ▁– ▁i . e . ▁dro pping ▁the ▁pre ten se ▁– ▁would ▁have ▁a ▁worse ▁effect , ▁or ▁seriously ▁comprom ise ▁cher ished ▁values ▁or ▁belief s . ▁To ▁maintain ▁and ▁build ▁a ▁team ▁spirit ▁or ▁mor ale , ▁a ▁way ▁of ▁working ▁is ▁ins isted ▁on ▁which ▁aff ir ms ▁shared ▁belief s , ▁regardless ▁of ▁whether ▁those ▁belief s ▁correspond ▁to ▁reality ▁or ▁not , ▁and ▁regardless ▁of ▁whether ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁organization ▁are ▁aware ▁of ▁the ▁dis cre pan cies ▁or ▁not . ▁The ▁result , ▁Ž i ž ek ▁claims , ▁is ▁a ▁" symbol ic ▁order " ▁of ▁" f et ish ist ▁dis av ow al " ▁in ▁which ▁people ▁act ▁mor ally ▁" as ▁if " ▁they ▁are ▁related ▁in ▁certain ▁ways ▁– ▁to ▁the ▁point ▁where ▁" the ▁symbol ic ▁mask ▁matters ▁more ▁than ▁the ▁direct ▁reality ▁of ▁the ▁individual ▁who ▁we ars ▁this ▁mask ." ▁Using ▁a ▁basically ▁Fre ud ian ▁theory , ▁Ž i ž ek ▁then ▁a ims ▁to ▁explain ▁the ▁psych ological ▁processes ▁by ▁which ▁people ▁are ▁recon ci led ▁with ▁the ▁symbol ic ▁order , ▁or ▁at ▁least ▁make ▁it ▁" live able " ▁for ▁themselves ▁( see ▁also ▁Fre udo - Mar x ism ). ▁ ▁Frank ▁F ured i ▁suggests ▁that ▁the ▁concept