Psychiatry and Psychology

Oral Stage

The earliest of the stages of infantile psychosexual development, lasting from birth to 12 months or longer.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

The earliest of the stages of infantile psychosexual development, lasting from birth to 12 months or longer.

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7 entry terms
  • Oral Phase
  • Oral Erotic Stage
  • Oral Sadistic Stage
  • Oral Erotic Stages
  • Oral Sadistic Stages
  • Stage, Oral Erotic
  • Stage, Oral Sadistic

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History Note

91(75); was see under PSYCHOSEXUAL DEVELOPMENT 1975-90

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  1. F01.752w.747w.722w.626w
  2. F02w.739.794w.793w.626w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Oral Stage. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009913. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009913
  2. Oral Stage. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oral_stage
  3. Oral Stage. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3496249