Sigmund Freud Principles

id

• pleasure principle

• unconscious source of basic desires

ego

• reality principle

• seeks to satisfy basic desires in socially acceptable way

superego

• moral and ethical ability to choose right from wrong

oral

• birth to 1 year

• mouth is main source of instant gratification

anal

• 1-3 years

• child gains control over bowel movement

• toilet training

phallic

• 3-6 years

• child is curious about sexual organs and explores others

latency

• 6 to puberty

• basic desires repressed and expressed in socially acceptable ways

  • sports, friendships, hobbies

genital

• puberty and onward

• individual no longer driven by instant gratification

• is independent and has concern for others

• responsibility

fixated personality types

oral, anal, phallic

oral personality

• infantile, demanding, dependent

anal personality

• stingy and inflexible

phallic personality

• exploits other sexually with no regard for needs/concerns