- pleasure principle
- noun Date: 1912 a tendency for individual behavior to be directed toward immediate satisfaction of instinctual drives and immediate relief from pain or discomfort
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Pleasure principle — can refer to:* Pleasure principle (psychology), a psychoanalytical term coined by Sigmund Freud * Pleasure Principle (album), a 1978 album by Parlet * The Pleasure Principle (album), 1979 album by Gary Numan * Pleasure Principle (song), from Jean … Wikipedia
pleasure principle — ple zhər . n a tendency for individual behavior to be directed toward immediate satisfaction of instinctual drives and immediate relief from pain or discomfort compare REALITY PRINCIPLE * * * pleasure pain principle in psychoanalytic theory, an… … Medical dictionary
pleasure principle — n. Psychoanalysis the automatic adjustment of the mental activity to secure pleasure, or gratification, and avoid pain, or unpleasantness … English World dictionary
Pleasure principle (psychology) — The pleasure principle is a psychoanalytic concept originated by Sigmund Freud that continuously drives one to seek pleasure and to avoid pain. Its counterpart is the reality principle which defers that gratification when necessary. The id… … Wikipedia
Pleasure Principle (album) — Infobox Album Name = Pleasure Principle Type = studio Artist = Parlet Released = 1978 Recorded = 1978 Genre = Funk Length = 40:06 Label = Casablanca Records Producer = George Clinton Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3|5… … Wikipedia
pleasure principle — noun (psychoanalysis) the governing principle of the id; the principle that an infant seeks gratification and fails to distinguish fantasy from reality • Syn: ↑pleasure pain principle, ↑pleasure unpleasure principle • Ant: ↑reality principle •… … Useful english dictionary
pleasure principle — /ˈplɛʒə prɪnsəpəl/ (say plezhuh prinsuhpuhl) noun a theory that there exists an automatic mental drive or instinct seeking to avoid pain and to obtain pleasure. Also, pleasure pain principle …
pleasure principle — Synonyms and related words: Cyrenaic hedonism, Cyrenaicism, anima, appetite, appetitiveness, ardor, coconscious, collective unconscious, concupiscence, conscience, conscious self, curiosity, death instinct, desideration, desire, drive, eagerness … Moby Thesaurus
pleasure principle — Psychoanal. an automatic mental drive or instinct seeking to avoid pain and to obtain pleasure. [1910 15] * * * … Universalium
pleasure principle — noun Psychoanalysis the instinctive drive to seek pleasure and avoid pain, expressed by the id as a basic motivating force which reduces psychic tension … English new terms dictionary
pleasure principle — pleas′ure prin ciple n. psl an automatic mental drive or instinct seeking to avoid pain and to obtain pleasure • Etymology: 1910–15 … From formal English to slang
