(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 phase, latency stage.
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Words linked to "Latency period" : latency stage, analysis, stage, childhood, latency phase, phase, depth psychology, psychoanalysis |
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