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According to [[Freud]], the [[pleasure principle]] is one of the "two principles of mental functioning" -- the other being the [[reality principle]].
The [[pleasure principle]] directs all mental or psychical activity towards obtaining [[pleasure ]] and avoiding [[pleasure|unpleasure]]. The [[pleasure principle]] directs mental functioning towards obtaining [[pleasure]] and avoiding [[pleasure|unpleasure]].
All mental or psychical activity is directed -- by the [[pleasure principle]] -- towards obtaining pleasure and avoiding unpleasure.
