Glossary P
Glossary P
Phallic Stage refers to the third stage in Freud's developmental theory, during which the Oedipal crisis takes place and the superego develops.
In psychology, the term 'phantom' is often used to refer to the experience of sensation or perception in a body part that has been amputated or lost. This phenomenon is known as phantom sensation or phantom limb sensation.
Phantom limb is defined as the illusory sensation that a limb still exists after it is lost through accident or amputation; the continuing sensation of an amputated body part.
Phantom limb, moreover refers to a person’s continued perception of a limb, such as an arm or a leg, even though that limb has been amputated.
Phantom limb pain is a feeling of pain in a non-existent limb; the experience of chronic pain in an absent body part