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reality principle
The mechanism whereby the
psyche
avoids or removes pain or tension and achieves gratification by accommodation to the
realities
of the outside world.
This term appears in...
psychoanalysis
psychodynamic psychotherapy
See also:
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pleasure principle
psychoanalysis
psychodynamic psychotherapy
reality ego
reality therapy
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Naked Lunch