English Explanatory Dictionary

reality principle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The mental mechanism which guides a person, as he or she matures, in adapting to and coping with the real, external world, by suppressing or deferring the childish gratification-seeking desires of the id.

Word forms

reality principle

Related words

pleasure principle
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