personality Flashcards
personality
a pattern of enduring distinctive thoughts, emotions, and behaviors that characterize the way an individual adapts to the world
Founder of the psychodynamic approch
sigmund freud
psychosexual stages of development
oral, anal, and phallic stages
oral stage (psychosexual stages)
first 18 months- pleasure center is the mouth (sucking, chewing, biting)
anal stage (psychosexual stages)
18-36 months- pleasure center is anus & urethra (toilet training)
phallic stage (psychosexual stages)
3-6 years- pleasure center is genitals
oedipus complex
boys have desires to replace their fathers and enjoy the affection of their mothers- castration anxiety rises in boys while penis envy rises in girls
electra complex
same as oedipus complex but for girls
freuds theory