infantile fixation

• مصطلح نفسي يشير إلى ارتباط عاطفي أو نمط سلوكي يستمر من الطفولة المبكرة إلى حياة الرشد، وغالباً ما يعيق النمو العاطفي أو النضج.

A psychological term referring to an emotional attachment or behavioral pattern that persists from early childhood into adult life, often hindering emotional development or maturity.

1. Psychological conceptC2formal

   In psychoanalytic theory, an abnormal, persistent emotional attachment or preoccupation with a person, object, or stage of development from early childhood.

   التثبيت الطفولي

   • The patient's infantile fixation on his mother hindered his ability to form adult relationships.
   • Freud described an infantile fixation as a result of unresolved conflicts during the oral or anal stages.
   • The therapist worked with him to understand the origins of his infantile fixation.