1. The basic drive to preserve your species. 2. Psychoanalytic theory. Deals with all things sexual and not just reproduction. It is also called sex instinct. See Eros; libido; self-preservation instinct.
SEXUAL INSTINCT 1: "Animals sexual instinct is to mate to reproduce and keep the species going."
Cite this page: N., Sam M.S., "SEXUAL INSTINCT 1," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 13, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/sexual-instinct-1/ (accessed July 5, 2022).