Impulse (psychology)
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| - | '''Destrudo''', or '''Destrado''', in Freudian psychology, is the energy of the destructive [[impulse (psychology)|impulse]]. It is the opposite of [[libido]]. While libido is the urge to create, an energy that arises from the [[Eros (Freud)|Eros]] (or "life") drive, destrudo is the urge to destroy, an aspect of what [[Sigmund Freud]] termed "the aggressive instincts, whose aim is destruction" arising from the [[death drive]] (thanatos). | ||
| - | Destrudo is a lesser-known aspect of Freud's theory, and is usually ignored in place of better-known and better-defined theories of human emotion. Destrudo can be traced to Freud's attempt to explain the actions of soldiers in [[World War I]]. The term is said to postdate Freud himself, and to have been introduced by the Italian psychoanalyst Edoardo Weiss as an alternative to Federn's [[mortido]]: "The term ''mortido'' is taken from Paul Federn...Weiss calls it 'destrudo'". | + | An '''impulse''' is a wish or urge, particularly a sudden one. It can be considered as a normal and fundamental part of [[human]] [[thought]] processes, but also one that can become problematic, as in a condition like [[obsessive-compulsive disorder]]. |
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| - | * [[Edoardo Weiss]], ''[[Principles of Psychodynamics]]'' (New York 1950) | + | |
| + | The ability to control impulses, or more specifically control the desire to act on them, is an important factor in [[Personality psychology|personality]] and [[socialization]]. [[Deferred gratification]], also known as impulse control, is an example of this, concerning impulses primarily relating to things that a person wants or desires. | ||
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An impulse is a wish or urge, particularly a sudden one. It can be considered as a normal and fundamental part of human thought processes, but also one that can become problematic, as in a condition like obsessive-compulsive disorder.
The ability to control impulses, or more specifically control the desire to act on them, is an important factor in personality and socialization. Deferred gratification, also known as impulse control, is an example of this, concerning impulses primarily relating to things that a person wants or desires.
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