Psychodynamic: The Influence Of Childhood Experiences

Question 1

Sigmund Freud

Answer 1

Looked at unconsciousness

Mind has 3 interacting parts; id, Ego, Superego

Children go through 5 stages of psychosexual development; oral, anal, phallic, latent, genital

Question 2

Oral Stage

Answer 2

The libido is focused mainly on the mouth (sucking, swallowing etc)

Only the id is working at this point (0-18 months)

Oral receptive: optimistic, gullible, and dependent

Oral aggressive: aggressive, pessimistic, envious, and suspicious

Question 3

Anal Stage

Answer 3

The libido is mainly focused on the anus (withholding & expelling faeces)

Development of the Ego ( 18months - 3years)

Potty training

Delayed gratification

Healthy development; the ability to deal with authority, to maintain a balance between being ordered and being able to tolerate mess

Question 4

Phallic Stage

Answer 4

Libido is focused on the genitals (masturbation)

id and ego are fully formed (3-5 years)

Superego is created at the end of the phallic Stage by the resolution of the Oedipus or Electra complexes.

Question 5

Latent Stage

Answer 5

Little / no sexual motivation

(5 years- puberty)

No fixations as no pleasure focus

Question 6

Genital stage

Answer 6

The libido is focused on the genitals and heterosexual intercourse

(Puberty onwards)

Well developed adult personality & well adjusted (If the complexes during phallic stage are resolved)

Question 7

Oedipus complex

Answer 7

The complex emotions aroused in a young child, typically around the age of four, by an unconscious sexual desire for the parent of the opposite sex and wish to exclude the parent of the same sex

Oedipus complex- Boys

Electra complex- Girls