castration

  • 41castration — The severance of the testicles by accident or surgery; a necessary operation in animal husbandry but constituting cruelty where performed unnecessarily or with unnecessary cruelty. 4 Am J2d Am § 28 …

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  • 42castration complex — Psychoanal. an unconscious fear of losing the genital organs, esp. as punishment for oedipal feelings. [1910 15] * * * …

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  • 43castration anxiety — see under complex …

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  • 44castration anxiety — anxiety felt by a male concerning loss of masculinity (psychoanalytical term developed by Sigmund Freud) …

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  • 45castration 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,… …

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  • 46castration complex — noun : a child s fear or delusion of genital injury at the hands of the parent of the same sex as punishment for unconscious guilt over oedipal strivings; broadly : the often unconscious fear or feeling of bodily injury or loss of power at the… …

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  • 47Chemical castration — is the administration of medication designed to reduce libido and sexual activity, usually in the hope of preventing rapists, child molesters and other sex offenders from repeating their crimes. Unlike surgical castration, where the testicles or… …

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  • 48Angoisse De Castration — L angoisse de castration se comprend comme un concept central de la psychanalyse. Elle peut se formuler comme complexe de castration, et repose sur un fantasme originaire, celui de la castration, comme expliquant la différence des sexes. Comme… …

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  • 49Complexe de castration — Angoisse de castration L angoisse de castration se comprend comme un concept central de la psychanalyse. Elle peut se formuler comme complexe de castration, et repose sur un fantasme originaire, celui de la castration, comme expliquant la… …

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  • 50Angoisse de castration — L angoisse de castration se comprend comme un concept central de la psychanalyse. Elle peut se formuler comme complexe de castration, et repose sur un fantasme originaire, celui de la castration, comme expliquant la différence des sexes. Sommaire …

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