womb envy

womb envy

in psychoanalytic theory, the envy felt by some men for the reproductive capacity of women, regarded as an unconscious motive that leads them to denigrate women. See also vagina envy. [proposed by Karen D. Horney]

Related Terms

behavior rating

behavior rating use of a scale to assess the degree to whic...

hypometria

hypometria n. underreaching an object during voluntary moto...

logic

logic n. 1. the branch of epistemology that is...

action-specific energy

action-specific energy in classical ethology, a hypothetica...

principled negotiation

principled negotiation a procedure to resolve the conflict...

passive recreation

passive recreation a form of recreational therapy in which...

Quick Info

Category Psychology Term
Definitions 1
First Letter W

Browse by Letter

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z