SIGMUND FREUD

what was SIGMUND FREUD model about

a theory of the human psyche, emphasizing the roles of the unconscious mind, defense mechanisms, and the structure of personality, comprising the id, ego, and superego.

Personality developed through a series of childhood stages in which the pleasure-seeking energies of the ID become focused on certain erogenous areas. A person's libido determines their behaviour, if their issues are not resolved at the appropriate stage, fixations can occur and they can become stuck at that stage.

what is the Electra complex

girls sexual desire for their father and envy towards mother

what is oedipus complex

boys sexual desires for their mothers and hatred for their fathers

what age and meaning for oral in SIGMUND FREUD model

0-1

rooting and sucking reflex

If the person can have problems with smoking and drinking, eating or nail biting

what age and meaning for anal in SIGMUND FREUD model

1-3

bowel and bladder control

if failed it can lead to anal retentive or anal expulsive personality

what age and meaning for phallic in SIGMUND FREUD model

3 to 6

this is where the Electra and Oedipus complex come in

what age and meaning for latent in SIGMUND FREUD model

6 to puberty

The latent stage of psychosexual development is characterized by a focus on developing social skills, friendships, and intellectual skills, as sexual urges are repressed.

what age and meaning for genital in SIGMUND FREUD model

puberty onwards

mature sexual interest