Thumb sucking. A young child sucking her thumb. In psychoanalytic theory, thumb sucking is a form of gratification and a normal part of the oral stage

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Thumb sucking. A young child sucking her thumb. In psychoanalytic theory, thumb sucking is a form of gratification and a normal part of the oral stage of psychosexual development.

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Keywords: care, child, development, girl, gratification, oral, psycho-sexual, sucking, thumb