Children at the latency stage are fixated on their genitals and sexual pleasure
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
ANS: F
PTS: 1
A-HEAD: Psychosexual Stages of Personality Development
REF: 54
FEEDBACK: A new set of problems arises around the fourth to fifth year, when the focus of pleasure shifts from the anus to the genitals. This stage is called the phallic stage. Children at the phallic stage display considerable interest in exploring and manipulating the genitals, their own and those of their playmates.
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