Appendix A:Libido Theory
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Libido is the name that Freud gave to the drive for sexual pleasure. The word libido is derived from the Latin for “wish” or “desire.” Ideas about the origins, transformations, and effects of libido have been collectively referred to as libido theory. For a full discussion of the illustration in this appendix, readers are referred to the section “Freud’s Drive Theory” in Chapter 9 (“The Id and the Superego”).
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