Unconscious Drives

Definition

Unconscious drives refer to the hidden, instinctual forces that motivate our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors without our conscious awareness. They can include basic biological urges like hunger and thirst, as well as more complex desires such as sexual impulses or aggressive tendencies.

Related terms

Id:

The id is an important concept in Freudian psychoanalysis that represents the primitive part of personality driven by unconscious instincts and desires.

Motivation:

Motivation refers to the internal state or process that activates and directs behavior towards achieving a goal.

Instincts:

Instincts are innate, fixed patterns of behavior that are biologically determined rather than learned through experience.