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List and describe each of Freud's psychosexual stages of development and their theorised relations to adult personality.
Psychosexual Stages
A series of developmental stages proposed by Freud, through which a child's personality develops, each characterized by the focus of libido on a different area of the body.
Freud
Sigmund Freud was an Austrian neurologist who founded psychoanalysis, a method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst.
Adult Personality
The combination of characteristics or qualities that form an individual's distinctive character in adulthood, often considered relatively stable over time.
- Comprehend the principles of Freud's psychosexual development theory and its influence on personality formation.
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Oral:
During this stage the main source of erotic stimulation is the mouth; Freud argued that the handling of the child's feeding experiences is critical to later development. Fixation at this stage could, argued Freud be the basis for obsessive eating or smoking in later life.
Anal:
During this stage the main source of erotic stimulation is the bowel movements; Freud argued that the critical event is toilet training and that it represents society's first effort to regulate the child's biological urges. The importance to later development may be seen in hostility to the mother if excessive punishment is used or anxiety about sexual activities later in life.
Phallic:
During this stage the main source of erotic stimulation is on the genitals. Freud argued that during this critical stage the Oedipal complex emerges. According to Freud, the way parents and children deal with the sexual and aggressive conflicts is of paramount importance and healthy psychosexual development, sex typing, conscience and many other aspects of development hinge on the resolution of the Oedipal conflict. Later development may be seen in hostility to the mother if excessive punishment is used or anxiety about sexual activities later in life.
Latency:
During this stage the child's sexuality is largely suppressed and becomes latent. Important events during this stage centre on expanding social contacts beyond the immediate family.
Genital:
During this stage the child's sexuality urges reappear and a focus on the genitals once again appears. At this point, sexual energy is normally channeled towards peers of the other sex.
Learning Objectives
- Comprehend the principles of Freud's psychosexual development theory and its influence on personality formation.
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