Psychosexual Development Theory

Sigmund Freud (1856-1939)

a popular psychologist whose theory of human development and personality sparked great interest, as well as controversy due to its biological orientation that focuses on psychosexual development of an individual.

erogenous zones

“pleasure areas” which are sensitive to stimulations.

fixation

occurs which is characterized by attachment to a particular object or activity and may affect development.

LIBIDO

sexual drive

ORAL

Oral pleasure through mouth, eating, sucking, mouthing, chewing, and biting

ANAL

pleasure to release tension through anus, eliminating and retaining feces Children must endure the demands of toilet training

ANALLY EXPULSIVE

limited levels of self-control, defiance, hostility, are disorganized/ scatterbrained

ANALLY RETENTIVE

rigid, obsessively organized, and overly subservient to authority

PHALLIC

Pleasure through genitals

Phallus

Latin term for penis

Yonic

Latin term for vagina

Oedipus complex

mama’s boy

Electra complex

papa’s girl

castration anxiety

child also fears that he will be punished by the father for these feelings,

Karen Horney

y disputed this theory, calling it both inaccurate and demeaning to women.

LATENCY

Resolving fixations or conflicts in previous stages; developing academic and social skills, physical abilities, and talents

GENITAL

Begins at puberty involves the development of the genitals, and libido begins to be used in its sexual role

instincts

main source of life energy