Pleune, F.G. (1961). Aggression and the Concept of Aim in Psycho-Analytic Drive Theory. Int. J. Psycho-Anal., 42:479-485.

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(1961). International Journal of Psycho-Analysis, 42:479-485

Aggression and the Concept of Aim in Psycho-Analytic Drive Theory


F. Gordon Pleune Author Information

As science has progressed, primitive animistic and religious theories that supernatural forces (gods or devils) innately wanted and therefore caused various things to happen are being replaced by concepts of natural processes, of biological activities and energy transactions as causes of physics and chemistry have led to applying their knowledge and conceptual schemes to the study of human behaviour as well as to that of inanimate matter. Turning to the interior of man himself appears to be a promising advance, for this is hopefully a more accessible location for gratifying our curiosity than the unapproachable realms of deities. We continually postulate and search for ever more primary ultimate causes, apparently striving to achieve what psychologists call a sense of 'closure' or completeness, to comprehend an entire, total explanation. Fulfilment of this need for causality in our thinking seems vital to the achievement of a feeling of security.

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