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Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Battle of Sadowa


Definitions:

Phallic Stage

The period between the third and fourth years when the focus of sexual pleasure shifts to the genitals.

Latency Stage

In psychoanalytic theory, a period in childhood development following the phallic stage, characterized by a decrease in sexual interests and conflicts.

Defense Mechanism

Unconscious mechanisms employed to shield oneself from anxiety generated by thoughts or feelings deemed unacceptable.

Denial

An ego defense mechanism in which a person fails to acknowledge unacceptable thoughts, feelings, or actions.

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