Instinct is what guides us when we don’t know the rules, but to understand what instinct is, is complicated. If we only follow the definition of the Royal Academy of the Spanish Language, it does not make it very clear to us either.

INSTINCT
From lat. instinctus 'impulse', 'inspiration'.

1. m. Set of reaction patterns that, in animals, contribute to the conservation of the life of the individual and the species. Reproductive instinct.
2. m. Mobile attributed to an act, feeling, etc., that obeys a deep reason, without being aware of it who does it or feels it.
3. m. Faculty that allows to value or appreciate certain things. It has pictorial instinct.
4. m. Rel. P. us Impulse or divine movement, referred to supernatural inspirations.
5. 5m. Instigation or suggestion.

Today we will remain with the first definition and to narrow it a little more, we will close the range and speak of those which are not learned, but innate.

(* lat. Instinctus *.) Form of psychic activity, type of behavior. In a broad sense, instinct is opposed to consciousness. The instinctive type of behavior is typical of animals and is based on the biological forms of existence that arise in the process of adaptation to the environment. On the contrary, conscious behavior is expressed in the persevering change of nature by man and is organized on the basis of knowledge of the regularities of nature. In a more specific sense, the instinct is the behavior consolidated by the biological inheritance, typical of the given species of animals.

According to I. Pávlov, instinct is a chain of unconditioned reflexes. Instinct manifests itself to a greater degree in relatively unorganized animals (insects, fish, birds). As evolution progresses, it becomes increasingly important to reflect complex activity based on individual experience.

Instincts are also inherent to man. However, they do not play a decisive role, since specifically human activity arises and develops as a result of socio-historical processes and is stimulated mainly not by biological reasons, but by social ones.

Freud uses the terms "instinkt" and "trieb", terms that many authors translate as "instinct". However, they do not mean exactly the same. When Freud speaks of "instinkt" ("instinct") he is referring to the instincts in the ordinary sense, that is, to the innate and specific appetites or common to all individuals of a species; On the other hand, when he uses the term "trieb" (which can be translated as "drive" or "impulse"), he does so to refer to the force that pushes the subject -including the individual character appetites of each subject- towards a person, representation or object.

In his theory of instinct, Freud first proposed the existence of two groups, the ego instincts or conservation instincts and the sexual instincts or libido; later he considered that the conservation instincts are the expression of the libido towards the individual, so that only the libido would exist as a basic instinct. Finally, since 1920, he modified his theory again proposing the life instincts (Eros) and death instincts (Thanatos) as the basic instincts of the human psyche.

The truth is that instinct is what has led to the survival of our species, as well as technological advances, since the survival instinct of the species has led to the investigation of climatic elements and discover the importance of hygiene.

Biology governs our instincts, hormones and chemistry in general drives us to reactions or sensations that, even under observation, we can define if an individual is chemically balanced. For example, if a person attempts against his own life, we can ensure that his brain chemistry is not balanced and is a victim of what we call depression.

Now, if we unite instinct and wisdom we come not only to evolution as a species, but to social evolution. Through the centuries we have learned which behaviors are favorable for the species and which are not, for example, Johann Gottfried Herder in his book Anthropology and History, the instinct of communication that is none other than self-preservation in conjunction with a community .

In our Volume number 20 we review our instinct for conservation, communication and others in Cervantes. Welcome then to our festival of:

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Instincts make us act in a certain way in different situations, they can even help us to prevent dangerous moments, our dear friends have answered my question, do you follow your instincts? These were the answers:

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There is an internal motivation, product of our experience in traditional social networks, which makes us want to click on everything we like. Is that conditioned instinct an enemy in steemit? What role does money play in the way we interact in this new social network?

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Welcome to the Cervantes community and volume 20 of the magazine! We will always be happy to receive someone new, but wait, we need you to know how to walk before running and that is why we have made this little advice guide for you, let's go there!

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Hello, Steemit community! Instincts are reactions that can help in our favor when we are in situations of danger, pressure or despair. Although people want to separate this topic because we are "civilized", something we can not deny is that in the end we are animals and however intelligent or reasonable we may be, we sometimes succumb to our animal side and in the case of Pro - Gamers this can be used in their favor to perform unthinkable and legendary actions.

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There is a great divergence between experts on what is that force that moves us and urges us to commit acts without thinking. In a subject like this the biological sciences should prevail, and if not, at least define the path.

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Instinct as a concept is not an element widely used in film and television, but it is a parameter that does explain many of the attitudes of the protagonists in the plots of many productions, the instinct of survival, the maternal / paternal instinct, the killer instinct, in short ... instinct serves to justify or support the irrational behavior created by the people behind many productions.

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The Cervantes Related section walks in a thin line between taboo and everydayness.

Instinct is the concept of the week Who dares to confess what this word causes in their mind?

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A woman's survival instinct prevented her from dying squashed to the ground after a fall of more than twenty floors. The facts are still somewhat confusing, the testimonies of several eyewitnesses, and the statement of the woman herself, are those who have made the news appear in all the covers.

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As modern people, we have historically a century of catchy songs, structured to the smallest detail at our disposal, to listen to all the times we want. It is no secret that the most Pop tunes are usually 3-minute pieces with the classic verse-chorus-verse form.

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The social instinct of men is not based on the love of society, but on the fear of loneliness.
(Arthur Schopenhauer)

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Recognizing our instincts can lead us to tell great stories, from how to go against them, to how to find them. Beautiful songs, funny videos. Instinct is universal and regardless of the piece of land where we are, we will continue to recognize and empathize with whoever expresses it.

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