psychosexual development
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- noun
- /ˌsaɪkoʊsɛkʃuəl dɪˈvɛləpmənt/
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desarrollo psicosexual
- Although Levinson (1986) pointed out that evidence does not typically support the hypothesis of adult personality development occurring around a particular age, for this study we adopted Blenkner's (1965) original proposal that postgenital psychosexual development is age-linked.
- stages of psychosexual development
Examples
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It has been argued that the cultural acquisition of this differential disgust pattern is determined by psychosexual development contiguity (Juni, 1984c).
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She speaks in streams of consciousness about her emotional and psychosexual development, prompted by Henry's questions.
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The interviews included questions about psychosexual development, and some of the men mentioned early sexual experiences with adults, with various emotional reactions.
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Blenkner describes the midlife reorganization as a potential sixth stage of psychosexual development, even though there is little, if any, sexual relevance to the reorganization.
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Consider, too, the succession of the recapitulation of the psychosexual development into one of social history, where Vespasian, the king of anality, is preceded by the king who overate.
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In light of the paucity of relevant research, the theoretical bases for our age-graded model of moral belief development are provided by Erikson's (1963) theory of psychosexual development and McAdams's (1989) theory of the development of narrative identity.
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Many psychologists believe that childhood experiences significantly impact psychosexual development later in life.
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Freud proposed that psychosexual development occurs in distinct stages that shape our adult personality.
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Understanding psychosexual development can help therapists address issues stemming from unresolved conflicts in early life.
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'psychosexual' (relating psychological aspects and sexuality) + 'development' (gradual maturation) yields the idea of maturation or change in psychological/sexual aspects, which a learner who knows both constituents can readily infer. Although the term is often used in a specialized Freudian sense (specific developmental stages), that technical detail does not prevent the general meaning being predictable from the parts.
Etymology
Psychosexual development was used by Sigmund Freud to show how psycho ('mind') and sexual ('sexual feelings') grow together in stages like oral, anal, phallic, latency, and genital. This clear picture of a child moving through steps explains why the phrase means the process by which personality and sexual life 'grow'.