infantile sexuality (redirected from Paraphilic infantilism)

sexuality /sex·u·al·i·ty/ (sek″shoo-al´ĭ-te)

1. the characteristic of the male and female reproductive elements.

2. the constitution of an individual in relation to sexual attitudes and behavior.

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infantile sexuality  in freudian theory, the erotic life of infants and children, encompassing the oral, anal, and phallic stages of psychosexual development.

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infantile sexuality

n.

In psychoanalytic theory, the overlapping oral, anal, and phallic phases of psychosexual development that occur during the first 5 years of life.

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sexuality [sek″shoo-al´ĭ-te]

1. the characteristic quality of the male and female reproductive elements.

2. the constitution of an individual in relation to sexual attitudes or activity. This is a broad concept that includes aspects of the physical, psychological, social, emotional, and spiritual makeup of an individual. It is not limited to the physical or biological reproductive elements and behavior, but encompasses the manner in which individuals use their own roles, relationships, values, customs, and gender.

human sexuality in the omaha system, the sexuality of human beings.

infantile sexuality in freudian theory, the erotic life of infants and children, encompassing the oral, anal, and phallic phases of psychosexual development.