statutory rape

the criminal offense of having sexual intercourse with an individual who is not qualified to give lawful consent because she or he is under the statutory age of consent. In the United States, the age of consent ranges from 14 to 18 years old, depending on each state’s law.

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Psychology term of the day

December 26th 2024

false self

in the object relations theory of British psychoanalyst Donald Winnicott (1896–1971), the self that develops as a defense against impingements and in adaptation to the environment. This contrasts with the true self, which develops in an environment that adapts to the infant and allows him or her to discover and express true impulses.