oral stage — ▪ psychology in Freudian psychoanalytic theory, initial psychosexual stage during which the developing infant s main concerns are with oral gratification. The oral phase in the normal infant has a direct bearing on the infant s activities… … Universalium
Oral sex in Islamic law — The issue of oral sex in Islam is controversial among Islamic scholars. Some allow the practice and some disapprove. However, the generally known Islamic rule is that whatever is not haraam (forbidden) in the Qur an, nor by a prophetic statement… … Wikipedia
oral — orality, n. orally, adv. /awr euhl, ohr /, adj. 1. uttered by the mouth; spoken: oral testimony. 2. of, using, or transmitted by speech: oral methods of language teaching; oral traditions. 3. of, pertaining to, or involving the mouth: the oral… … Universalium
Oral — Having to do with the mouth; given by mouth, as in an oral solution. * * * Relating to the mouth. [L. os (or ), mouth] * * * oral ōr əl, ȯr , är adj 1 a) of, relating to, or involving the mouth: BUCCAL <the oral mucous membrane> b) given… … Medical dictionary
oral — I. adjective Etymology: Latin or , os mouth; akin to Old Norse ōss mouth of a river, Sanskrit ās mouth Date: 1628 1. a. uttered by the mouth or in words ; spoken < oral traditions > b. using speech or the lips especially in teaching the deaf … New Collegiate Dictionary
Islamic views on oral sex — Oral sex in Islam is controversial among Islamic theologians. Some allow the practice, and some disapprove. Contents 1 Knowledge of oral sex 1.1 Opinions from Sunni Islam 2 Sucking the wife s breasts and vagina … Wikipedia
Kids (film) — Infobox Film name = Kids caption = Kids DVD poster director = Larry Clark producer = Cary Woods Christine Vachon writer = Larry Clark Harmony Korine narrator = starring = Leo Fitzpatrick Justin Pierce Chloë Sevigny Rosario Dawson music =… … Wikipedia
Psychosexual development — The concept of psychosexual development, as envisioned by Sigmund Freud at the end of the nineteenth and the beginning of the twentieth century, is a central element in his sexual drive theory, which posits that, from birth, humans have… … Wikipedia
Freud, Sigmund — born May 6, 1856, Freiberg, Moravia, Austrian Empire died Sept. 23, 1939, London, Eng. Austrian neuropsychologist, founder of psychoanalysis, and one of the major intellectual figures of the 20th century. Trained in Vienna as a neurologist, Freud … Universalium
human behaviour — Introduction the potential and expressed capacity for physical, mental, and social activity during the phases of human life. Human beings, like other animal species, have a typical life course that consists of successive phases of… … Universalium