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Pleasure-Pain Principle MeSH Descriptor Data 2024


MeSH Heading
Pleasure-Pain Principle
Tree Number(s)
F02.739.794.746
Unique ID
D010990
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010990
Scope Note
The psychoanalytic concept that man instinctively seeks to avoid pain and discomfort and strives for gratification and pleasure.
Public MeSH Note
73
History Note
73(64)
Date Established
1973/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
1991/06/11

No Qualifiers
Pleasure-Pain Principle Preferred
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