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Definition of Pleasure-pain principle
1. Noun. (psychoanalysis) the governing principle of the id; the principle that an infant seeks gratification and fails to distinguish fantasy from reality.
Exact synonyms: Pleasure Principle, Pleasure-unpleasure Principle
Category relationships: Analysis, Depth Psychology, Psychoanalysis
Generic synonyms: Principle
Antonyms: Reality Principle
Category relationships: Analysis, Depth Psychology, Psychoanalysis
Generic synonyms: Principle
Antonyms: Reality Principle
Medical Definition of Pleasure-pain principle
1. The psychoanalytic concept that man instinctively seeks to avoid pain and discomfort and strives for gratification and pleasure. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pleasure-pain Principle
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