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Definition -expresses the mature mind’s ability to avoid instant gratification in favor of long-term satisfaction. http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-the-reality-principle.htm -awareness of and adjustment to environmental demands in a manner that moderates the pleasure principle and assures ultimate satisfaction of instinctual needs. -the reality principle strives to satisfy the id's desires in realistic and socially appropriate ways. The reality principle weighs the costs and benefits of an action before deciding to act upon or abandon an impulse. http://psychology.about.com/od/rindex/g/def_realityprin.htm -one of the two principles which for Freud govern mental functioning. The reality principle is coupled with the pleasure principle, which it modifies: in so far as it succeeds in establishing its dominance as a regulatory principle, the search for satisfaction does not take the most direct routes but instead makes detours and postpones attainment of its goal according to the conditions imposed by the outside world. Viewed from the economic standpoint, the reality principle corresponds to a transformation of free energy into bound energy.https://eee.uci.edu/faculty/losh/resources/in-class/freudglossary.html -the ability to judge the situation with longer-term goals in mind and avoid the id’s constant demand for pleasure now. http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-the-reality-principle.htm -The reality principle forces us to consider the risks, requirements and outcomes of various decisions. One way it does this is by temporarily halting the discharge of the id's energy until a suitable time and place. The ego does not strive to block the urge. Instead, it works to ensure that the id's needs are met in ways that are safe, realistic and appropriate. Delay is accomplished through secondary process http://psychology.about.com/od/rindex/g/def_realityprin.htm
> Primary Process= Pleasure Principle > Example: if you are hungry, instead of grabbing a slice of pizza out of your friend's hand, the ego will force you to wait until you can go buy your own slice. >Example: A person dieting chooses not to give into cravings because she knows that satisfying cravings, and thus satisfying the pleasure principle, is short-term empty satisfaction that thwarts the object of the diet.
-Reality testing= Ego must come up with realistic plans of action that can satisfy our needs.
http://www.cla.purdue.edu/english/theory/psychoanalysis/definitions/pleasureprinciple.html
History -Psychoanalytic principle developed by Sigmund Freud
>Id=seeks instant gratification/ pleasure principle/ drives >Ego=deals with demands of reality/ensures that the demands of the id are satisfied in ways that are effective and appropriate.
Therefore, the ego is ruled by the reality principle, putting it in conflict with the Id. -If the reality principle is not in place, a different dynamic develops in the self. The superego steps in, inflicting guilt because a person keeps strictly obeying the pleasure principle. The ego becomes trapped in between the “should” of the id and the “shouldn’t” of the superego, and from that standpoint, a person becomes miserable by constantly giving into immediate desires and then constantly feeling that they shouldn’t. http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-the-reality-principle.htm
Reality Principle vs. Pleasure Principle -The ability to control impulses and delay gratification is one of the hallmarks of a mature personality. Throughout childhood, kids learn how to control their urges and behave in ways that are socially appropriate.
>Researchers have found that children who are better at delaying gratification may have better defined egos, because they tend to be more concerned with things such as social appropriateness and responsibility.
Applying the Reality Principle
http://www.pep-web.org.proxy.bc.edu/document.php?id=pptx.022.0155a Dementia "In the intermediate stages reality principle versus pleasure principle issues are patent, as are shame and humiliation (particularly around sexuality)."
Quick Summary: In this Outline we wish to dig deeper into the the reality principle by defining it further and providing examples to help the readers better understand the concept. Also by providing key examples that can relate to the principle to daily life. So far we have done research into the principle's origins, various studies it was examined in, its relationship to the pleasure principle, and we have provided various citations, new headings, and links. GemmaMurphy (talk) 00:27, 22 October 2012 (UTC)