nirvana principle

in classical psychoanalytic theory, the tendency of all instincts and life processes to remove tension and seek the stability and equilibrium of the inorganic state—that is, death. This is the trend of the death instinct, which Sigmund Freud believed to be universal.

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Psychology term of the day

January 19th 2025

stigmatophilia

n. sexual interest in and arousal by a partner who is tattooed or has scars, or by having oneself tattooed, particularly in the genital area.