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death instinct::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | death wish, thanatos |
| Type of | impulse, urge |
Examples of death instinct
death instinct
In Beyond the Pleasure Principle, Freud inferred the existence of the death instinct.
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He thus found his way to his celebrated concept of the death instinct.
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It is also a death instinct, thus it can also be the desire for death.
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Freud also pioneered the concept of the death instinct.
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He also related it to his theory of a death instinct.
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And at the same time, the interplay between the love instinct and the death instinct can manifest itself at any level of the psyche.
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This concept returns in the following chapter, where Freud suggests that the death-instinct can take up residence in the super-ego.
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The other, under the influence of the death instinct, has as its aim to annihilate experience of need and the mental pain that goes with it.
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The death instinct, Thanatos, can be equated to the desire for silence and peace, for calm and darkness, which causes them another form of happiness.
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