Reality Principle (Realitätsprinzip)

Reality Principle (Realitätsprinzip) (Sigmund Freud, 1890s) – a principle of motivation within Psychoanalytic Theoriesassociated with the Ego. The Reality Principle governs adult life and counters the Pleasure Principle as it compels the individual to suppress, postpone, or modify urges to stay within situationally acceptable bounds of activity.

Please cite this article as:
Davis, B., & Francis, K. (2022). “Reality Principle (Realitätsprinzip)” in Discourses on Learning in Education. https://learningdiscourses.com.


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