latency period

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

   Synonymslatency stagelatency phase

   Broaderphase

   Part ofchildhood

   psychoanalysis

Questions about latency period

What does latency period mean?

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