pleas·ure principle (pl zh  r)n. In psychoanalysis, the tendency or drive to achieve pleasure and avoid pain as the chief motivating force in behavior. Also called pain-pleasure principle. |
pleasure principle
[plezh′ər]
Etymology: Fr, plaisir, pleasure; L, principium
(in psychoanalysis) the need for immediate gratification of instinctual drives. Compare reality principle.
pleasure principle
Psychiatry The psychoanalytic concept that people instinctually seek to avoid pain and discomfort and strive for gratification and pleasure. Cf Reality principle.
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