Antonyms for pleasure principle


Grammar : Noun


Definition of pleasure principle

  • noun principle behind instincts
Example sentences :
  • The activities of this “pleasure principle”, however, constantly come into conflict with the “reality principle.”
  • Extract from : « Studies in Forensic Psychiatry » by Bernard Glueck
  • The transition from the pleasure principle to that of fact is the most important advance in the development of the ego.
  • Extract from : « A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis » by Sigmund Freud

Synonyms for pleasure principle

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