(psychoanalysis) the governing principle of the id; the principle that an infant seeks gratification and fails to distinguish fantasy from reality. Synonyms: pleasure-pain principle, pleasure-unpleasure principle.
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Words linked to "Pleasure principle" : reality principle, principle, pleasure-unpleasure principle, depth psychology, psychoanalysis, pleasure-pain principle, analysis |
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