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Castration anxiety — is an idea put forth by Sigmund Freud in his writings on the Oedipus complex; it posits a deep seated fear or anxiety in boys and men said to originate during the phallic stage of sexual development. It asserts that small boys, when seeing a… … Wikipedia
castration anxiety — anxiety felt by a male concerning loss of masculinity (psychoanalytical term developed by Sigmund Freud) … English contemporary dictionary
castration anxiety — noun (psychoanalysis) anxiety resulting from real or imagined threats to your sexual functions; originally applied only to men but can in principle apply to women • Topics: ↑psychoanalysis, ↑analysis, ↑depth psychology • Hypernyms: ↑anxiety,… … Useful english dictionary
Castration — The Castration of Uranus: fresco by Vasari Cristofano Gherardi (c. 1560, Sala di Cosimo I, Palazzo Vecchio, Florence). Not to be confused with Penectomy or Penis removal. Castration (also referred to as gelding, spa … Wikipedia
anxiety — 1. Fear or apprehension or dread of impending danger and accompanied by restlessness, tension, tachycardia, and dyspnea unattached to a clearly identifiable stimulus. 2. In experimental psychology, a drive or motivational state learned from and… … Medical dictionary
anxiety — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ acute, considerable, deep, great ▪ chronic, constant, nagging ▪ free floating (esp. AmE) … Collocations dictionary
castration — noun Castration is used before these nouns: ↑anxiety, ↑complex … Collocations dictionary
Страх кастрации — (Castration anxiety). Испытываемый маленькими мальчиками страх, что отец кастрирует их по причине сексуального соперничества из за матери … Теории личности: глоссарий
Penis envy — For the Crass album, see Penis Envy (album). For the Virgin 1 documentary, see ....Envy. Penis envy in Freudian psychoanalysis refers to the theorized reaction of a girl during her psychosexual development to the realization that she does not… … Wikipedia
Psychosexual development — The concept of psychosexual development, as envisioned by Sigmund Freud at the end of the nineteenth and the beginning of the twentieth century, is a central element in his sexual drive theory, which posits that, from birth, humans have… … Wikipedia
