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instinctual [in′stiŋk·chə·wəl] (psychology) Pertaining to an emotional, impulsive, and generally unreasoned behavior or mental process which is a function of the id. (zoology) Of or pertaining to instincts. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| In this process, one can choose to override instinctual choices--those for food, sex, and safety. introduces the reader to biological, behavioral, habitual and instinctual concepts which modern zoological science has come to grasp in terms of this remarkable sea-creature. Consciousness is an adaptive accomplishment, whereas the unconscious "is the source of the instinctual forces of the psyche and of the forms or categories that regulate them, namely the archetypes. |
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