Definition of Latency period

1. Noun. (psychoanalysis) the fourth period (from about age 5 or 6 until puberty) during which sexual interests are supposed to be sublimated into other activities.

Exact synonyms: Latency Phase, Latency Stage
Category relationships: Analysis, Depth Psychology, Psychoanalysis
Group relationships: Childhood
Generic synonyms: Phase, Stage

Medical Definition of Latency period

1. The period from about 5 to 7 years to adolescence when there is an apparent cessation of psychosexual development. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Latency Period

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