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reality principle
noun
, Psychoanalysis.
- the motivating force or mechanism by which the child, who has previously sought immediate gratification of all wishes, realizes that gratification must sometimes be deferred or forgone.
reality principle
noun
- psychoanal control of behaviour by the ego to meet the conditions imposed by the external world
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Word History and Origins
Origin of reality principle1
First recorded in 1920–25
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Example Sentences
The activities of this “pleasure principle”, however, constantly come into conflict with the “reality principle.”
From Project Gutenberg
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