nirvana principle, n.All

The Nirvana principle (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠Barbara Low's name for the drive to bring excitation to zero, and Freud came to see the death instinct in it.