genitality English

Meaning genitality meaning

What does genitality mean?

genitality noun

— In psychoanalytic theory, the part of sexuality that relates to the genitalia.

— In Reichian psychoanalysis, the integrated function of the entire sexual apparatus; as opposed to pregenitality, neurosis. Note that in this use, sexuality oriented on the genitalia may not by itself constitute genitality, i.e. phallicism would be considered a pregenitally functioning sexuality.

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