(1939). International Journal of Psycho-Analysis, 20:263-274 Ernest Jones pointed out in his study on 'The Phallic Phase' that not all the manifestations characteristic of that phase of libidinal development are directly parallel to the effects of the erotogenic sensations which emanate from the penis or from the clitoris and which finally establish the primacy of those organs. He shewed that in part these manifestations are on the contrary determined by the very fact that the subject has to deal with fears which arose when he yielded to those sensations. Accordingly, Jones distinguishes a 'proto-phallic' phase, in which the primacy of the phallus entirely dominates the picture, from a 'deutero-phallic' phase, in which the task of dealing with these fears complicates the picture. In fact, considering the abundance of actual manifestations, it is not easy to recognize which are determined primarily and biologically, and which arise only when fear has to be dealt with. Sometimes it has seemed as if writers who have attempted to investig [This is a summary or excerpt from the full text of the book or article. The full text of the document is available to subscribers.] |
