gratifications
Sources of pleasure
Gratifications are things that give pleasure or satisfaction, or the feeling of pleasure itself when a desire or need is met.
The word often appears in discussions of delayed versus instant gratification—the choice between immediate rewards and waiting for larger ones later.
The job offered few gratifications beyond a steady paycheck.
In media studies, "uses and gratifications" refers to the theory that audiences actively seek out content to satisfy specific psychological needs.
States of fulfilled desire
- indulgencesExcessive self-granted pleasures
- pleasuresSources of enjoyment
- enjoymentsSources of pleasure
- delightsGives intense pleasure
rewards · fulfillments · contentments · treats · luxuries · comforts · amusements · diversions
Essential requirements
- desiresStrong wants or cravings
- wishesThings hoped for
- urgesStrong inner drives
- impulsesSudden inclinations to act
drives · cravings · longings · wants · motivations · ego · validation · approval
Calm during delays
- restraintControl over impulses
- self-controlAbility to restrain impulses
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
- willpowerMental strength resisting impulse
deferred · marshmallow · waiting · reward · anticipation · maturity · planning · sacrifice
Senses flavor or preferences
- texturesSurface feel and appearance
- aromasAgreeable distinctive odors
- flavorsDistinct taste qualities
- tactileOf the touching sense
visual · auditory · palate · appetite · feasting · savoring · relishing · gustatory
Employs or applications
- audiencesAssembled viewers or listeners
- consumptionUsing up of resources
- viewingAct of watching something
- entertainmentAgreeable diversion of attention
escapism · information · socialization · parasocial · binge-watching · streaming · engagement · content
satisfactions
States of fulfilled desire
- indulgencesExcessive self-granted pleasures
- pleasuresSources of enjoyment
- enjoymentsSources of pleasure
delights · rewards · fulfillments · contentments · treats · luxuries · comforts · amusements · diversions · entertainments
needs
Essential requirements
impulses · drives · cravings · longings · wants · motivations · ego · validation · approval · recognition
patience
Calm during delays
- restraintControl over impulses
- self-controlAbility to restrain impulses
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
willpower · deferred · marshmallow · waiting · reward · anticipation · maturity · planning · sacrifice · investment
tastes
Senses flavor or preferences
tactile · visual · auditory · palate · appetite · feasting · savoring · relishing · gustatory · olfactory
uses
Employs or applications
- audiencesAssembled viewers or listeners
- consumptionUsing up of resources
- viewingAct of watching something
entertainment · escapism · information · socialization · parasocial · binge-watching · streaming · engagement · content · passive
gratificationsdissatisfactions
States of being displeased
dissatisfaction · disappointments · discontents · frustrations · displeasures
gratificationsdeprivations
States of lacking necessities
denials · privations · withholdings · refusals · rejections
gratificationssufferings
States of distress endured
torments · agonies · miseries · pains · afflictions
- instant gratificationSatisfaction without delay
- immediate gratificationDesire for quick pleasure
- delayed gratificationPostponing pleasure for benefit