Phallic_monism
Phallic monism
Theory that the presence of a penis is the key psychosexual development
Phallic monism is a term introduced by Chasseguet-Smirgel[1] to refer to the theory that in both sexes the male organ—i.e. the question of possessing the penis or not—was the key to psychosexual development.[2]
The theory was upheld by Sigmund Freud. His critics maintain it was a result of an unconscious adherence to an infantile sexual theory.[3]