Survival Algorithm

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A Survival Algorithm is a biological control process designed to facilitate the survival of the Physical Unit. Examples of survival algorithms include the Pleasure Principle, first identified by Sigmund Freud), and the Attachment Algorithm.

Bodily Algorithms

Bodily Algorithm > Attachment Algorithm, Connection Algorithm, Needs Algorithm, Pleasure Principle

Related LP Terms

Survival Algorithm > Bodily Algorithm, Bodily Ego, Physical Unit

Non-LP Related Terms

Survival Algorithm > Stress

Notes

When an individual encounters a stressor, it triggers physiological systems designed to ensure its survival.[1]

Chronic activation of this algorithm, as is common in Capitalism and under Toxic Socialization, causes physiological and psychic damage.[2]

Related LP Content and Courses

Footnotes

  1. Oliveira, Paula, and Pasco Fearon. “The Biological Bases of Attachment.” Adoption and Fostering 43, no. 3 (2019): 274–93.
  2. Oliveira, Paula, and Pasco Fearon. “The Biological Bases of Attachment.” Adoption and Fostering 43, no. 3 (2019): 274–93.