Freud's Psychosexual Development Stages

Psychoanalytic Theory

Freud's framework for understanding human development.

Erogenous Zones

Pleasure areas influencing personality development stages.

Oral Stage

Focus on oral pleasures from birth to 1 year.

Oral Fixation

Result of unmet needs in the oral stage.

Oral Personality

Character traits stemming from oral fixation.

Anal Stage

Pleasure derived from bowel control, ages 1-3.

Anal Fixation

Obsession with cleanliness or control from anal stage.

Anal Impulsive

Messy, disorganized behavior from anal fixation.

Phallic Stage

Focus on genital pleasure, ages 3-6.

Oedipus Complex

Boys' unconscious desire for their mother.

Castration Anxiety

Fear of punishment from father during Oedipus Complex.

Electra Complex

Girls' unconscious attraction towards their father.

Latency Stage

Repressed sexual urges, focus on skills, ages 6-puberty.

Genital Stage

Awakening of sexual urges during puberty.

Id

Innate part of personality focused on immediate gratification.

Ego

Emerges to mediate between id and reality.

Superego

Moral component of personality shaped by social influences.

Pleasure Principle

Id's drive for immediate satisfaction of needs.

Reality Principle

Ego's strategy to satisfy id's needs realistically.

Well-Adjusted Person

Balances id, ego, and superego effectively.

Topographical Model

Freud's model of conscious and unconscious mind.

Conscious Mind

Small part of personality we are aware of.

Unconscious Mind

Deep influences on emotions and behaviors.

Developmental Stages

Five phases of psychosexual development proposed by Freud.

Fixation

Stagnation in a psychosexual stage due to unmet needs.

Child Development

Freud's perspective on growth through psychosexual stages.

Educational Implications

Freud's theory applied to learning and development.

Personality Structures

Id, ego, and superego components of personality.