pleasure principle

collocation in English

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pleasure
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈpleʒ.ər/us
/ˈpleʒ.ɚ/
enjoyment, happiness, or satisfaction, or something that ...
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principle
noun
uk
/ˈprɪn.sə.pəl/us
/ˈprɪn.sə.pəl/
a basic idea or rule that explains or controls how something happens ...
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(Definition ofpleasureandprinciplefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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She presents women as pure subjects of thepleasureprinciple.
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Pleasure beyond thepleasureprinciple(pp. 55-78).
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Pleasure beyond thepleasureprinciple(pp. 13-25).
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The institutions of society, including law and regulator y practices, evidenced the communal superego's attempt to dominate thepleasureprincipleand the expression of the passions seething in the 30.
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Thepleasureprinciplemay be responsible for procrastination; one may prefer to avoid negative emotions, and to delay stressful tasks.
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In addition to that trend, there was also a principle at work that was opposed to, and thus beyond thepleasureprinciple.
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This sensitive power is the basis for thepleasureprinciple, and in its lower form, the instincts and their actions.
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The crowds were greater than ever for the roller coasters-- "thanatos" and "eros", the death wish and thepleasureprinciple, all at the same time.
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In infancy and early childhood, the id rules behavior by obeying only thepleasureprinciple.
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The id, the most primitive of the three, functions according to thepleasureprinciple: seek pleasure and avoid pain.
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The mind's natural tendency to seek out more of this feeling (as described by thepleasureprinciple) can lead to dependence and addiction.
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Thepleasureprincipledrives an individual to look for pleasure and to avoid pain.
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How then does his repetition of this distressing experience as a game fit in with thepleasureprinciple?
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She gives a solo dance performance while singing about thepleasureprinciple.
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The id is driven by thepleasureprinciple: it wants physical pleasure, and it wants it now.
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The id acts in accordance with thepleasureprinciple, in that it avoids pain and seeks pleasure.
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The circuit of the drive is the only way for the subject to transgress thepleasureprinciple.
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