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LIBIDINAL DEVELOPMENT [2 records]

Record 1 2005-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Behaviour
  • Sexology
DEF

Refers either to pleasurable activity in which the self is used as an object(e. g. masturbation, thumb-sucking) or to a libidinal attitude, orientation or stage of development.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comportement humain
  • Sexologie
DEF

Caractère d'un comportement sexuel où le sujet obtient la satisfaction en recourant uniquement à son propre corps [...] en ce sens, on parle de la masturbation comme d'un comportement auto-érotique.

OBS

autoérotisme : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004).

Spanish

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Record 2 1977-10-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Clinical Psychology
DEF

That stage of libidinal development in which libidinal and aggressive energies are concentrated mainly in the genital area(penis and clitoris) ;the phallic phase follows the anal phase and is generally in evidence during the period of four to six years of age.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie clinique
DEF

(...) dernière phase d'organisation infantile de la libido, après les stades oral et anal, où les pulsions instinctives sont axées sur la zone génitale.

Spanish

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