the idea that psychological processes and actions are governed by the gratification of needs. It is seen as the governing process of the id, whereas the reality principle is the governing process of the ego
See also hedonism
pleasure principle in American English
Psychoanalysis
the automatic adjustment of the mental activity to secure pleasure, or gratification, and avoid pain, or unpleasantness
Examples of 'pleasure principle' in a sentence
pleasure principle
Had Freud, I wondered, used similar logic to arrive at the pleasure principle ?