Tuesday, October 11, 2016

Word of the Day - Fixation (Psychoanalytic Family Theory)

Fixation (Psychoanalytic Family Theory) – According to psychoanalytic family theory, fixation is a partial interruption of an attachment or behavioral pattern or practice from an earlier phase of development.  For instance, if a person is stuck on the oral stage of Freud’s psychoanalytic development from childhood unresolved issues, then a person will have a difficult time moving to the next stage of development. 

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