Human survival instinct

English sites:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/2346951.stm
http://www.tvfactual.co.uk/human_instinct.htm
中文網:
http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/~hkshp/humanities/ph41-14.txt

Definition:
Human survival instinct is an innate tendency to produce a relatively fixed response to stimulus.
It refers to any natural innate drive, such as those linked with repetition, sex, self-preservation and pleasure seeking.

Sigmund Freud viewed ‘instincts’ as innate, and it’s common and constantly felt.
An instinct differs from a stimulus, it’s because it arises from sources of stimulation within the body, operates as a constant force.
And we, human cannot escape from it by flight as we can do so from an external stimulation.

An instinct has a source, an object and an aim. The source is an excitation within the body and its aim is to “remove it”.

In our life, we keep dealing with these conflicts, seeking pleasure and also want to stay out of being guilty and punished…that is, the “ID” principle.

Sex, or call it “Eros”, is related with positive emotions of love, and it is seen as a social behaviour, to create life, produce the next generation.

Self-preservation is associated with negative emotions such as fear, hate and anger, guilty, which lead to anti-social behaviours, from bullying to murdering…

Repetition
Freud noticed we have a strong drive to repeat things; even doing it could harm us. This causes some sort disorders, say obsessive compulsive disorder.
When we were young, we were rocking during the course of sleeping, and now, we will return to a childlike, foetal position and rock madly…during deep sleep!

Sometimes, we are also unable to remove our attention from something or someone…
Kind of example of “Repetition“…?!

Hope the Freudian aspect helps…
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2007-04-17 14:56:43 補充：
再check 多次, 原來 我有d 文法錯誤啦,如果係拎黎做報告 唔好直抄...

http://hk.knowledge.yahoo.com/question/?qid=7006072400011
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigmund_Freud#Ego.2C_super-ego.2C_and_id
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unconscious_mind


actually i m doing an essay on are human beings bron inherently evil? based on lord of the flies. i m from toronto