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reality principle: Meaning and Definition of

real'ity prin"ciple

Pronunciation: [key]
— Psychoanal. Psychoanal.
  1. 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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