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castration anxiety
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | castration anxiety - (psychoanalysis) anxiety resulting from real or imagined threats to your sexual functions; originally applied only to men but can in principle apply to womendepth psychology, psychoanalysis, analysis - a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud; "his physician recommended psychoanalysis"anxiety, anxiousness - (psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic |
castration anxiety
castration anxiety[ka′strā·shən aŋ′zī·ə·dē] (psychology) Anxiety due to the fear of loss of the genitals or injury to them. castration anxiety
cas·tra·tion com·plex1. a child's fear of injury to the genitals by the parent of the same gender as punishment for unconcious guilt over oedipal feelings; 2. fantasized loss of the penis by a female or fear of its actual loss by a male; 3. unconscious fear of injury from those in authority. Synonym(s): castration anxietyAnxiety due to perceived/fantasised danger or fear of injury to the genitalia and/or body, precipitated by everyday events with symbolic significance which appear threatening, such as loss of a job, loss of a tooth, or experiencing ridicule or humiliationcastration anxiety Psychiatry Anxiety due to fantasized danger or injuries to the genitals and/or body, precipitated by everyday events with symbolic significance which appear threatening, such as loss of a job, loss of a tooth, or an experience of ridicule or humiliationcastration anxiety
Related to castration anxiety: castration complex, Electra complexWords related to castration anxietynoun (psychoanalysis) anxiety resulting from real or imagined threats to your sexual functionsRelated Words- depth psychology
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