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pleasure-pain principle meaning and definition
Definition and meaning of pleasure-pain principle at MeaningMonkey.org. pleasure-pain principle meaning and definition in the English Dictionary.PLEASURE-PAIN PRINCIPLE noun
Definition of pleasure-pain principle (noun)
- (psychoanalysis) the governing principle of the id; the principle that an infant seeks gratification and fails to distinguish fantasy from reality
- synonyms: pleasure principle, pleasure-unpleasure principle
- antonym: reality principle
Source: Princeton University Wordnet