psychic energy

English Thesaurus

1. an actuating force or factor (noun.motive)

hypernym	:	motivation, motive, need,
definition	:	the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior (noun.tops)

hyponym	:	incitation, incitement, provocation,
definition	:	something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action (noun.motive)

hyponym	:	libidinal energy,
definition	:	(psychoanalysis) psychic energy produced by the libido (noun.motive)