... hunger is present at birth. When Freud formulated his concept of libido, he specified that it was a parallel to hunger, which he felt was a generalized expression for the instinct of nutrition (1905). Hunger is so much a part of everyday language that it is easily overlooked that the word embraces a rather complex concept conveying many different meanings. Hunger refers to the physiologic ... and compelling sensation an individual feels when deprived of food, which results in searching, even fighting for food to relieve the torment. For a psychological study, it is of the utmost importan...

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