oral gratification

oral gratification
In Freudian psychology, the satisfaction felt in infancy when the need for food, especially from the mothers breast, is fulfilled, and which in later life can be associated with such dysfunctional behaviors as excessive eating, drinking, or smoking.

Oral gratification was offered almost continuously—between-meal nourishment, before-bed treats, chewing gum and toys which could be sucked and chewed.


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