THE DRIVE{{Top}}pulsion]]''; [[German]]: ''[[Trieb{{Bottom}}
SIGMUND FREUD
HUMAN SEXUALITY
[[Freud]]'s concept of the [[drive]]
is central to his [[Sigmund Freud|theory of human sexuality]]
lies at the heart of his [[Sigmund Freud|theory of human sexuality]]
HUMAN SEXUALITY - INSTINCT AND DRIVE
For [[Freud]], the distinctive feature of [[human]] [[sexuality]] -- as opposed to the [[Sigmund Freud|sexual life]] of other [[nature|animals]] -- is that it is not regulated by any [[instinct]] but by the [[drive]]s.
For [[Freud]], the distinctive feature of [[human]] [[sexuality]] -- as opposed to the [[Sigmund Freud|sexual life]] of other [[nature|animals]] -- is that it is not regulated by any [[instinct]] -- a concept which implies a relatively fixed and innate relationship to an [[object]] -- but by the [[drive]]s -- which differ from [[instinct]]s in that they are extremely variable, and develop in ways which are contingent on the life history of the [[subject]].
FIXEDNESS AND VARIABILITY - INSTINCT AND DRIVE
The concept of the
The '''''[[Instinkt]]'''''
The [[instinct]]
implies a relatively ''[[instinct|fixed]]'' and ''[[nature|innate]]'' relationship to an [[objet (petit) a|object]] --
The concept of
The '''''[[Trieb]]'''''
The [[drive]]
differs from an [[instinct]] ([[biology|biological]] [[need]]s) in that it
is extremely ''variable''
and ==See Also=={{See}}* [[developmentBiology]]* [[Death drive]]* [[Demand]]||develops* [[Desire]]* [[Instinct]] in ways which are * [[timeNeed]]|contingent|* [[Pleasure principle]]* [[Sexuality]] on the life history of the * [[subjectSubject]]{{Also}}
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DESIRE AND SATISFACTION - INSTINCT AND DRIVE The concept of The '''''[[Trieb]]'''''The [[drive]] differs from an [[instinct]] ([[biology|biological]] [[need]]s) in that it/they can never be [[desire|satisfied]] and do not aim at an [[objet (petit) a|object]] but merely ''circle perpetually around it''. THE AIM OF THE DRIVE [[Lacan]] argues that the purpose of the [[drive]] (''[[Triebziel]]'') is not to reach a ''goal'' (a final destination) but to follow its ''aim'' (the way itself), which is to circle round the [[object]].<ref>{{S11}} p.168</ref> Thus the real purpose of the [[drive]] is not some mythical goal of full [[satisfaction]], but to return to its circular path, and the real source of [[enjoyment]] is the [[repetition|repetitive movement]] of this closed circuit. THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN AN INSTINCT AND A DRIVE It is crucial to acknowledge the distinction between an [[instinct]] and a [[drive]]. An [[instinct]] designates a '''[[need]]''' that can be [[desire|satisfied]]. The examples [[Freud]] usually gives are those of ''hunger'' and ''thirst''. These [[need]]s give rise to an ''excitation'' within the body that can be [[desire|satisfied]] and neutralized. --- The [[drive]], on the other hand, cannot be [[desire|satisfied]] and is characterized by the ''constancy'' of the pressure it exerts on [[consciousness]]. =====Translation===== The [[Standard Edition]] of the [[Sigmund Freud:Bibliography|works]] of [[Sigmund Freud|Freud]] fails to reister the important distinction he makes between '''''[[Instinkt]]''''' and '''''[[Trieb]]'''''. [[Freud]] normally uses the word '''''[[Instinkt]]''''' to refer to a relatively fixed set of behavioral patterns triggered by external stimuli; [[instinct]]s are characteristic of [[nature|animals]], and are [[biology|biologically]] defined.<ref>{{F}} (1915a) "Instincts and their Vicissitudes." [[SE]] XIV; ''Penguin Freud Library'' XI</ref> Unlike an [[instinct]] a [[drive]] or '''''[[Trieb]]''''' (from the verb ''tereiben'', "to push") does not have a preordained goal and is characterized by the pressure it exerts within the [[psyche]]. The aims or goals of [[drive]]s ar eextremely variable and are strongly influenced by the history of the individual. A [[drive]] is characterized by its source ( a physical stimulus or erogenous zone), its aim (the elimination of the tension caused by stimulation) and its object (anything that enables it to fulfil its aim). [[Freud]]'s theory of [[drive]]s is dualistic, and a distinction is made beween ego-drives , whcih are directed towards self-preservation, and sexual drives. In his later work, Freud introduces a further distinction between life-drives and the death drive. ---- The model of the Freudian drive is libido - sexual energy - or what is also translated as 'wish' or 'desire'. According to Laplanche and Leclaire, it is the introduction of the drive into the sphere of need that marks the distinction between a need and desire: 'the drive introduces into the sphere of need an ---- trieb tends to be trasnalted as drive, as this is the closest equivalent to the french ''pulsion''. ---- The [[drive]] or [[instinct]] as it is usually translated in English__NOTOC__
