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noun Psychoanalysis.
the motivating force or mechanism by which the child, who has previously sought immediate gratification of all wishes, realizes that gratification must sometimes be deferred or forgone.
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Origin of reality principle
First recorded in 1920–25
Words nearby reality principle
realistic, reality, reality-based, reality check, reality fiction, reality principle, reality show, reality testing, reality TV, realization, realize
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British Dictionary definitions for reality principle
reality principle
noun
psychoanal control of behaviour by the ego to meet the conditions imposed by the external world
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