Chapter 6.The Latency Phase
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Entry into middle childhood, which roughly spans ages 6–10 years, marks a quantum shift in the child’s mental organization, relationships, and behavior. Sigmund Freud (1905/1962) applied the term latency to this developmental phase to capture an overall quieting of sexual and aggressive urges; in his view, the latency years represent a relatively calm era between the manifest turbulence of the oedipal period and the inevitable arrival of -pubertal pressures. The typical latency child evokes the image of a “good citizen”; cooperation, industry, and avid interest in achievement are highly visible social-emotional and behavioral trends (Erikson 1950).
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