Module 5: Psychodynamic and Psychosocial Theories of Early Childhood

Question 1

anal stage

Answer 1

the second stage in Freud’s theory of psychosexual development, lasting from age 18 months to three years, during which time the anus is the primary erogenous zone and pleasure is derived from controlling bladder and bowel movements

Question 2

introjection

Answer 2

a process Freud described where children incorporate values from others into their value set

Question 3

phallic stage

Answer 3

the third stage in Freud’s theory of psychosexual development, lasting from age three to six years, during which the libido (desire) centers upon the genitalia and children become aware of bodies