Freuds psychosexual stages

Question 1

What are the main features of the oral (psychosexual) infacy age period?

Answer 1

Sexual sensations centred on the mouth; pleasure derived from sucking, chewing, biting

Question 2

What are the main features of the anal toddlerhood age period?

Answer 2

Sexual sensations centred on the anus; high interest in feces; pleasure derviced from elimination

Question 3

What are the main features of the phallic early childhood age period?

Answer 3

Sexual sensations move to genitals; sexual desire for other sex parent and fear of same-sex parent

Question 4

What are the main features of the latency middle childhood age period?

Answer 4

Sexual desires repressed; focus on developing social and cognitive skills

Question 5

What are the main features of the genital adolescence age period?

Answer 5

Re-emergence of sexual desire, now directed outside the family