psychodynamic

Question 1

freuds theory

Answer 1

• gendered behaviour develops due to unconscious thought processes
• development occurs when they resolve the 3rd phallic stage at 5 years old

Question 2

what is the oedipus complex

Answer 2

• boys have feelings towads mothers
• father = rival/threat
• castration anxiety = father will find out
• identification = boy makes father an ally by becoming like him

Question 3

what is the electra complex

Answer 3

• girls feel in competiton with their mother for fathers love - girls identify with mother
• taking on a female gender and replaces their desire for a penis with a baby

Question 4

when and why does identification occur

Answer 4

• male/female children want to be accepted by the same-sex parent and not be seen as a threat
• imitate behaviour

Question 5

when happens when an individual emerges from the phallic stage?

Answer 5

• identification = male/female children want to be accepted by the same sex parent and not be seen as a threat = imitate behaviours
• freud = child has resolved the oedipus/electra complex and internalised = gender identity
• all of this happens when an individual emerges from the phallic stage