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Pleasure Principle in AP Psychology

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Definition

According to Freud’s psychoanalytic theory, the pleasure principle drives people to seek pleasure and avoid pain as much as possible.

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Topic 7.6: 7.6 Psychoanalytic Theories of Personality

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