Pleasure-Pain Principle

"Pleasure-Pain Principle" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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The psychoanalytic concept that man instinctively seeks to avoid pain and discomfort and strives for gratification and pleasure.

Descriptor ID

D010990

MeSH Number(s)

F02.739.794.746

Concept/Terms

Pleasure-Pain Principle

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Psychiatry and Psychology [F]
Psychological Phenomena and Processes [F02]
Psychological Theory [F02.739]
Psychoanalytic Theory [F02.739.794]
Pleasure-Pain Principle [F02.739.794.746]

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