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The Psychosexual Stages of Development. Sigmund Freud. Oral Stage (birth-12/18 months) . Infants derive most of their sensual pleasure from their mouth, lips and tongue. Depend completely on others to satisfy their needs.
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The Psychosexual Stages of Development Sigmund Freud
Oral Stage (birth-12/18 months) • Infants derive most of their sensual pleasure from their mouth, lips and tongue. • Depend completely on others to satisfy their needs. • Infants/small children relieve sexual tension through their mouth, and feel frustrated when they cannot do so (around 8 months chewing and biting are pleasurable) • Difficulty: • Over stimulated= overly optimistic and extremely dependent on other people to meet their needs. • Under stimulated= pessimistic and respond with hostility when frustrated later in life.
Anal Stage (roughly 18 months to 3.5 years) • Primary sexual pleasure shifts from mouth to anus. • Derive pleasure from holding in and excreting feces, toilet training takes place. • Difficulty: • Rigid toilet training: throw temper tantrums and later in life will be messy and destructive. • Retaining Feces: even to the point of constipation = likely to be obstinate, stingy, overly precise and excessively orderly.
Phallic Stage (age 3-5) • Children discover their genitals and masturbation • Attracted to opposite sex parent • Jealous of same sex parent • Oedipus complex (boys) • Electra complex (girls) • Difficultly: Never resolve complex, flirtatiousness, vanity, promiscuity, pride, chastity
Latency Period (ages 5-13) • A period in which the child appears to have no interest in the other sex • “Cooties Stage”
Genital Stage (puberty onward) • Sexual impulses reawakened!! • Lovemaking provides satisfaction • Very male-centered phallic view of personality development = penis envy