(psychoanalysis) the governing principle of the id; the principle that an infant seeks gratification and fails to distinguish fantasy from reality
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pleasure principle::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | pleasure-pain principle, pleasure-unpleasure principle |
| Type of | principle |
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In Freudian terms, the pleasure principle is modified by the reality principle.
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One of the main philosophies behind it is to go for the pleasure principle.
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What child does not grasp the pleasure-principle of miniature golf?
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Both bear witness to his primacy as a painter of roses and have a strong pleasure principle.
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A week ago, however, his pleasure principle made the earth move thanks to the competitive spirit.
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Sigmund Freud confronts the pleasure principle at Coney Island and cannot get back to Vienna fast enough.
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The pleasure principle may be a factor too.
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At the same time the subject constantly attempts to transgress the prohibitions imposed on his enjoyment, to go beyond the pleasure principle.
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The id operates according to the pleasure principle, the psychic force that motivates the tendency to seek immediate gratification of any impulse.
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