| 单词 | nirvana principle |
| 释义 | > as lemmasNirvana principle Nirvana principle n. Psychoanalysis the attraction felt by the psyche for a state of oblivion, which according to Freud is the expression of an instinctive death wish. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > psychology > theory of psychoanalysis > theories of Freud > [noun] > desire for non-existence Nirvana principle1920 1920 B. Low Psycho-anal. (ed. 2) iii. 73 It is possible that deeper than the Pleasure-principle lies the Nirvana-principle, as one may call it—the desire of the newborn creature to return to that stage of omnipotence, where there are no non-fulfilled desires, in which it existed within the mother's womb. 1973 L. Bellak et al. Ego Functions ii. xiv. 212 Do these data invalidate the Nirvana principle, or can that tenet be modified to include the seemingly contradictory clinical observations? 1998 Guardian (Nexis) 24 July 14 The bookish Cobain knew that the nirvana principle was Freud's early conception of the death instinct. < as lemmas |
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