In the context of the infantile period, which of the following occurs during the latency period?
A. Adolescents give up autoeroticism and direct their sexual energy toward another person instead of themselves.
B. Penis envy continues to linger in girls, and the vagina finally obtains the same status for them that the penis had during infancy.
C. Boys see the female organ as a sought-after object rather than a source of trauma.
D. Children form groups or cliques, an impossibility during the infantile period when the sexual drive was completely autoerotic.
Answer: D
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