1.2 Theoretical Perspectives in Lifespan Development Part 2 Flashcards
What is the timeframe for the phallic stage?
3-5 years
What is the timeframe for the latency stage?
5 years to puberty
What is the timeframe for the genital stage?
puberty - adulthood
During the oral stage where do children derive their primary pleasure through?
mouths
What is the major developmental task during the oral stage?
grow and begin to understand the world
How are children in the oral stage primarily functioning in response to?
their id
What occurs if someone does not receive the appropriate amount of pleasure in the oral stage?
dependent on others
general neediness
What are behavioral indicators that an adult did not successfully make it through the oral stage?
chewing gum
smoking
biting fingernails
What is the primary developmental task in the anal stage?
toilet training
What do children derive pleasure from in the anal stage?
learning to control their bodies leading to learning how to control the environment around them
What would an anal attentive person need?
orderliness and cleanliness
What would an anal expulsive person need?
scattered and messy to control their surroundings
What is the main issue that can develop if the anal stage is unsuccessful?
issues with control of the environment
What is the focus in the phallic stage?
boys anatomy
What can girls develop in the phallic stage?
penis envy
What can occur to boys in the phallic stage?
they become obsessed with keeping their penis because they believe girls lost theirs
In order for boys to make it through the phallic phase what do they have to go through according to Freud?
Oedipus conflict
What is the Oedipus conflict?
series of steps where boys turn their affection towards their mothers and desire them sexually
What is castration anxiety?
when boys fear they will be emasculated by theirs fathers
What causes boys to develop their supergo during the phallic stage?
identifying with their fathers to adopt an appropriate male role; internalization of the external standards of masculinity
