Freud (1909)

Question 1

name freuds theorised ‘pre-destined erotogenic zones’

Answer 1

• oral stage
• anal stage
• phallic stage
• latency stage
• genital stage

Question 2

describe the ‘oral stage’

Answer 2

thumb-sucking is a ‘sexual manifestation’ like ‘sucking at his mothers breast’

Question 3

describe the ‘anal stage’

Answer 3

child is gaining pleasurable sensations from their anus by holding back the need to go to the toilet

Question 4

describe the ‘phallic stage’

Answer 4

boys and girls notice only boys have a penis. boys scared it will be taken away by cauterisation due to the ‘Oedipus complex’ (fear of punishment over desires for his mother)

Question 5

describe the ‘latency stage’

Answer 5

sexual development interrupted through ‘diverted’ energies towards things such as sport, hobbies or interests

Question 6

describe the ‘genital stage’

Answer 6

because of puberty sexual instinct emerges with greater intensity to other people, or people who resemble their parents

Question 7

define the oedipus complex

Answer 7

incestuous feelings supposedly felt by a son towards his mother, as well as the associated jealousy felt towards a father who is perceived as a rival

Question 8

define the castration anxiety complex

Answer 8

(part of the oedipus complex) a boys fear that after seeing a naked female for the first time that he will lose his penis

Question 9

define phobia

Answer 9

an anxiety disorder characterised by a persistent fear out of proportion to the danger, and a compelling desire to escape the situation

Question 10

define psychoanalysis

Answer 10

a form of therapy that is intensive and long-term, where in which the aim is to alleviate distress by giving the patient insight into unconscious mental processes

Question 11

what was freuds overall aim of his study

Answer 11

to prove his theory of psychosexual development

Question 12

what method did freud use

Answer 12

a case study method

Question 13

what is a case study method

Answer 13

where a small group of participants are studied in depth (often unusual in some way)

Question 14

what was the sample for Freuds study (5)

Answer 14

• a boy given the name ‘little Hans’
• started from his 3rd birthday from 1906-1908
• from Vienna, Austria
• brought up with ‘minimal force’
• an apparent lively and cheerful boy

Question 15

what sampling method did freud use

Answer 15

opportunity sampling

Question 16

why was freuds sampling method opportunity

Answer 16

he asked his peers to ‘collect observations of the sexual life of children’ Little Hans’ parents offered their child

Question 17

describe the procedure of the study (2)

Answer 17

• Little Hans’ father recorded details of his behaviours and conversations, he made his own interpretations of this, wrote it all down in a weekly letter and sent it to Freud
• Freud replied with his own interpretations of the behaviours and conversations, he would give guidance on what Hans father should be discussing with Hans and what behaviours to look out for

Question 18

what was the data collection method used

Answer 18

self-report