3.2 - Pyschosexual Stages

• Oral

• Anal

• Phallic

• Latency

• Genital

PSYCHOSEXUAL STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT

Oral

Birth to 18 mos.

Source of gratification:

• feeding and body organs associated with this function-mouth, lips, and tongue, along with the infant’s feelings of security that occur as a result of his or her being held

Mouth, Tongue, Lips

ORAL Focuse of Libido:

Oral

A baby gets comfort from sucking, feeding, and putting things in their mouth.

Smoking, Overeating

ORAL Adult Fixation:

• pessimism/optimism

• suspiciousness/gullibility

• self-belittlement/cockiness

• passivity/manipulativeness

• dependency

ORAL Personality:

Anal

18 months to 3 years old

–Main source of pleasure: anal area

Anal

–Involves power struggle; children become fixated at the anal phase if their caretakers are too demanding or overindulgent

Anal

A toddler learns to control their bowel movements during toilet training.

Orderliness, Messiness

ANAL Adult Fixation:

• stinginess

• contractedness,

• stubbornness,

• messy,

• disorganized,

• reckless,

• careless

ANAL Personality:

Phallic

–3-5 or 6 years old

–Settling for the most sexual conflict

Genitals

PHALLIC Focus of Libido:

Phallic

Oedipus and Electra complex

Oedipus Complex

Boy → attraction toward mother + rivalry with father

Electra Complex

Girl → attraction toward father + rivalry with mother

Phallic

A child becomes aware of their body and develops feelings of identification with their parent. Freud associated this stage with the Oedipus/Electra complex.

Deviancy, Sexual Dysfunction

PHALLIC Adult Fixation:

• reckless

• narcissistic

• excessively vain and proud

• afraid or incapable of close love (could be a major cause of homosexuality)

PHALLIC Personality:

Latency

–6-12 or puberty

–Child’s sexual drive lies dormant

• unparalleled repression of sexual desires

Latency

Children repress their sexual energy and channel it into school, friends, sports, hobbies, and direct their attention to the larger world

Latency

No specific libido focus

Defense Mechanisms

LATENCY Major Development:

Latency

It is a time for ego development and for learning the rules of society

Genital

–13-18; signals the onset of adolescence

–Focus their sexual energy toward opposite sex or same sex

Genital

During adolescence and adulthood, the person develops more mature relationships and sexual interests.

Successful completion of earlier stages is associated by Freud with sexual maturity and psychological health

GENITAL Adult Fixation:

• More altruistic

• less selfish than others

GENITAL Personality:

Abnormal

People unable to make psychological attachments during adolescence and young adulthood

will manifest ______ personality patterns.

Oral

A 25-year-old constantly eats when stressed and frequently seeks comfort through food.

Anal

A person is extremely concerned with cleanliness, organization, and controlling everything.

Phallic

A child begins identifying strongly with their same-sex parent and becomes increasingly aware of their body.

Latency

An 8-year-old is mainly interested in school, friends, sports, and hobbies rather than romantic relationships.

Genital

A teenager begins developing mature romantic relationships and sexual interests.