Psychiatry and Psychology

Psychological Latency Period

The period from about 5 to 7 years to adolescence when there is an apparent cessation of psychosexual development.

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Abstract

The period from about 5 to 7 years to adolescence when there is an apparent cessation of psychosexual development.

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Synonyms

15 entry terms
  • Latency Period (Psychology)
  • Latency Period, Psychological
  • Latency Period, Psychology
  • Latency Periods (Psychology)
  • Latency Periods, Psychological
  • Latency Periods, Psychology
  • Period, Latency (Psychology)
  • Period, Psychological Latency
  • Period, Psychology Latency
  • Periods, Latency (Psychology)
  • Periods, Psychological Latency
  • Periods, Psychology Latency
  • Psychological Latency Periods
  • Psychology Latency Period
  • Psychology Latency Periods

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History Note

2020 (1975); was LATENCY PERIOD (PSYCHOLOGY) 1991-2019; was indexed under PSYCHOSEXUAL DEVELOPMENT 1975-1990

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Numbers

  1. F01.752w.747w.722w.458w
  2. F02w.739.794w.793w.458w

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NLM Classification

WS 105.5.P3

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Psychological Latency Period. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007837. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007837
  2. Psychological Latency Period. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latency_stage
  3. Psychological Latency Period. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2699232