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Phallic stage — The Phallic Stage of Psychosexual Development The Phallic stage is the third stage of Sigmund Freud s theory of psychosexual development that occurs between the ages of 4 and 6. The source of pleasure at this stage is the genitals. This is also… … Wikipedia
phallic stage — noun (psychoanalysis) the third stage in a child s development when awareness of and manipulation of the genitals is supposed to be a primary source of pleasure • Syn: ↑phallic phase • Topics: ↑psychoanalysis, ↑analysis, ↑depth psychology • … Useful english dictionary
phallic phase — noun (psychoanalysis) the third stage in a child s development when awareness of and manipulation of the genitals is supposed to be a primary source of pleasure • Syn: ↑phallic stage • Topics: ↑psychoanalysis, ↑analysis, ↑depth psychology • … Useful english dictionary
phallic phase — Psychoanal. the time from about age three to five when the genitals become the focus of a child s sensual pleasure. Also called phallic stage. * * * … Universalium
phallic sadism — in freudian theory, the aggressive and destructive tendencies associated with the childhood phallic stage of development, stemming from the child s interpretation of sexual intercourse as aggressive and violent … Medical dictionary
phallic — adjective Date: 1789 1. of or relating to phallicism < a phallic cult > 2. of, relating to, or resembling a phallus 3. relating to or being the stage of psychosexual development in psychoanalytic theory that follows the anal stage and during… … New Collegiate Dictionary
phallic — 1. Relating to the penis. 2. In psychoanalysis, relating to the penis, especially during the phases of infantile psychosexuality. SEE ALSO: p. phase. [G. phallos, penis] * * * phal·lic fal ik adj 1) of, relating to, or resembling a penis 2) of,… … Medical dictionary
phallic phase — see under stage … Medical dictionary
phallic — adj. 1 of, relating to, or resembling a phallus. 2 Psychol. denoting the stage of male sexual development characterized by preoccupation with the genitals. Derivatives: phallically adv. Etymology: F phallique & Gk phallikos (as PHALLUS) … Useful english dictionary
Oral stage — The oral stage: An infant feeding at his mother’s breast. In Freudian psychoanalysis, the term oral stage denotes the first psychosexual development stage wherein the mouth of the infant is his or her primary erogenous zone. Spanning the life… … Wikipedia
