Why Theory

Beyond the Pleasure Principle

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Feb 20, 2022
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Freud's Radical Shift in Theory

  • Freud's "Beyond the Pleasure Principle" marks a radical shift, confronting limits of his earlier theories.
  • It introduces the death drive, challenging the absolute primacy of the pleasure principle.
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Dreams vs Nightmares Paradox

  • Freud initially defined dreams as wish fulfillments of unconscious desires.
  • Nightmares, however, challenge this notion since they increase excitation, not pleasure.
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Trauma Dreams Defy Pleasure Principle

  • Traumatic dreams involve reliving the event, not mere memory recall.
  • This repetition defies the pleasure principle, as it increases excitation instead of reducing it.
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