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Meaning of LATENCY PHASE

 
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 Definition: 
[n]  (psychoanalysis) the fourth period (from about age 5 or 6 until puberty) during which sexual interests are supposed to be sublimated into other activities
 
 Synonyms: latency period, latency stage
 
 See Also: childhood, phase, stage

 

 

 

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