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Bartemeier maintains that the libidinal energy of the oral instinctual impulses becomes displaced and is utilized in the performance of various kinds of work which involves the use of the hands. The latter thus take over the primary functions of the mouth in the service of manual work.
The author further suggests that the invention of cutting and grinding tools represents the need to reproduce specific anatomical parts which duplicate the functions of the eating apparatus. Language idioms and common manifestations of oral tension during work are cited in support of these views.