latency stage

• Begriff aus der psychoanalytischen Theorie, der die vierte Phase der psychosexuellen Entwicklung bezeichnet, die etwa vom sechsten Lebensjahr bis zur Pubertät dauert und durch eine Phase relativer Ruhe gekennzeichnet ist, in der sexuelle Impulse unterdrückt werden und sich das Kind auf soziale und intellektuelle Entwicklung konzentriert.

A term from psychoanalytic theory referring to the fourth stage of psychosexual development, typically occurring from around age six to puberty, characterized by a period of relative calm where sexual impulses are repressed and the child focuses on social and intellectual development.

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   In Freudian psychoanalytic theory, the fourth stage of psychosexual development, occurring from about age 6 to puberty, where sexual impulses are repressed and the child focuses on social and intellectual development.

   Latenzphase

   • During the latency stage, children typically form same-sex friendships.
   • Freud believed that the latency stage is a period of relative calm in psychosexual development.
   • The latency stage is characterized by the sublimation of sexual energy into schoolwork and hobbies.