latency stage

• Termo da teoria psicanalítica que designa a quarta fase do desenvolvimento psicossexual, ocorrendo geralmente dos seis anos até a puberdade, caracterizada por um período de relativa calma em que os impulsos sexuais ficam adormecidos e a criança se concentra no desenvolvimento social e intelectual.

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.

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   • 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.