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Pleasure describes the broad class of mental states that
humans and other
animals experience as positive, enjoyable, or worth seeking. It includes more specific mental states such as
happiness,
entertainment,
enjoyment,
ecstasy, and
euphoria. In
psychology, the
pleasure principle describes pleasure as a
positive feedback mechanism, motivating the organism to recreate in the future the situation which it has just found pleasurable. According to this theory, organisms are similarly motivated to avoid situations that have caused
pain in the past.
The experience of pleasure is
subjective and different individuals will experience different kinds and amounts of happiness in the same situation. Many pleasurable experiences are associated with satisfying basic biological drives, such as
eating,
exercise or
sex. Other pleasurable experiences are associated with social experiences and social drives, such as the experiences of
accomplishment,
recognition, and
service. The appreciation of cultural artifacts and activities such as
art,
music, and
literature is often pleasurable.
In recent years, significant progress has been made in understanding the brain mechanisms underlying pleasure. One of the key discoveries was made by In particular, this research has been helped by the use of objective pleasure-elicited reactions in humans and other animals such as the behavioral ?liking?/?disliking? facial expressions to tastes that are homologous between humans and many other mammals.
Recreational drug use can be pleasurable: some
drugs, illicit and otherwise, directly create euphoria in the human brain when ingested. The mind's natural tendency to seek out more of this feeling (as described by the pleasure principle) can lead to
dependence and
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