English Explanatory Dictionary

pleasure principle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The principle that human decisions and behavior are strongly motivated by the instinctual desire of the id, arising in infancy, to experience pleasure and avoid pain.

Word forms

pleasure principle

Related words

reality principle
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