Genital-phase


noun, Psychoanalysis.
1.
the final stage of psychosexual development, in which a person achieves an affectionate, mature relationship with a sexual partner.
2.
the childhood stage between 2½ and 7, marked by increased sexual and genital interest.

genital phase n.
In psychoanalytic theory, the final stage of psychosexual development, reached in puberty, when erotic interest and activity are focused on a sexual partner.

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