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pleasure principle


pleasure principle

n. In psychoanalysis, the tendency or drive to achieve pleasure and avoid pain as the chief motivating force in behavior.

pleasure principle

n (Psychoanalysis) psychoanal 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

pleas′ure prin`ciple


n. Psychoanal. an automatic mental drive or instinct seeking to avoid pain and to obtain pleasure. [1910–15]

pleasure principle

The immediate satisfaction of urges and desires is, according to psychoanalytical theory, an overriding principle which remains with us even in adulthood to a marked degree.
Thesaurus
Noun1.pleasure principle - (psychoanalysis) the governing principle of the id; the principle that an infant seeks gratification and fails to distinguish fantasy from realitypleasure-pain principle, pleasure-unpleasure principledepth psychology, psychoanalysis, analysis - a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud; "his physician recommended psychoanalysis"principle - a basic truth or law or assumption; "the principles of democracy"reality principle - (psychoanalysis) the governing principle of the ego; the principle that as a child grows it becomes aware of the real environment and the need to accommodate to it
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pleasure principle


pleasure principle

[′plezh·ər ‚prin·sə·pəl] (psychology) The instinctive attempt to avoid pain, discomfort, or unpleasant situations; the desire to obtain maximum gratification with minimum effort.

pleasure principle


principle

 [prin´sĭ-p'l] 1. a chemical component.2. a substance on which certain of the properties of a drug depend.3. an accepted or professed rule of action or conduct; in a given philosophical system it is a fundamental or general law or truth from which others are derived. In bioethics some important principles are beneficence, justice, nonmaleficence, and respect for autonomy; these are derived in part from professional roles and traditions.active principle any constituent of a drug that helps to confer upon it a medicinal property.Bobath p's a type of neurophysiological rehabilitation; see bobath method.Bohr's principle of complementarity reflexes do not independently account for the complex nature of infant behavior.negentropic principle a principle of general systems theory stating that open systems have mechanisms that slow down or arrest the process of movement toward less efficiency and growth. Negentropy (negative entropy) is the tendency toward order and organization.pleasure principle (pleasure-pain principle) in psychoanalytic theory, an inborn tendency to avoid pain and seek pleasure through the immediate reduction of tension by either direct or fantasied gratification.reality principle in psychoanalytic theory, the ego functions that modify the demands of the pleasure principle to meet the demands and requirements of the external world.

pain-plea·sure prin·ci·ple

a psychoanalytic concept that, in human psychic functioning, the person tends to seek pleasure and avoid pain; a term borrowed by experimental psychology to denote the same tendency of an animal in a learning situation. Synonym(s): pleasure principle

pleasure principle

n. In psychoanalysis, the tendency or drive to achieve pleasure and avoid pain as the chief motivating force in behavior.

pleasure principle

The psychoanalytic concept that people instinctively seek to avoid pain and discomfort and strive for gratification and pleasure.

pleasure principle

Psychiatry The psychoanalytic concept that people instinctually seek to avoid pain and discomfort and strive for gratification and pleasure. Cf Reality principle.

pain-plea·sure prin·ci·ple

(pān-ple'zhŭr prin'si-pĕl) psychoanalysis The concept that one tends to seek pleasure and avoid pain; a term borrowed by experimental psychology to denote the same tendency of an animal in a learning situation.
Synonym(s): pleasure principle.

pleasure principle

The tendency to seek immediate gratification of instinctual desires and to avoid pain. In the Freudian model, this primitive id reaction is gradually modified by the reality principle, a more mature ego function. See also FREUDIAN THEORY.
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pleasure principle


Related to pleasure principle: reality principle
  • noun

Synonyms for pleasure principle

noun (psychoanalysis) the governing principle of the id

Synonyms

  • pleasure-pain principle
  • pleasure-unpleasure principle

Related Words

  • depth psychology
  • psychoanalysis
  • analysis
  • principle

Antonyms

  • reality principle
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