Psychology and Sociology: Freud's Psychosexual Development

Question 1

Oral stage

Answer 1

-0 to 1 years
-Gratification is obtained primarily through putting objects into the mouth, biting, and sucking
-Libidinal energy is centered on the mouth

Question 2

Anal stage

Answer 2

-1 to 3 years
-The libido is centered on the anus and gratification is gained through the elimination and retention of waste materials
-Toilet training occurs during this stage

Question 3

Phallic stage

Answer 3

-3 to 5
-Centers on resolution of the Oedipal conflict for male children or Electra conflict for female children
-The male child envies his father’s intimate relationship with his mother and fears castration at his father’s hands; to successfully resolve the conflict, he deals with his guilty feelings by identifying with his father, establishing his sexual identity, and internalizing moral values

Question 4

Latency stage

Answer 4

-5 to puberty
-sexual energy is latent
-Child sublimates (de-eroticizes) his libidinal energy; may be expressed through collecting objects or focusing on schoolwork

Question 5

Genital stage

Answer 5

-Puberty to adulthood
-If prior development has proceeded correctly, the person should enter into healthy heterosexual relationships at this point
-If sexual traumas of childhood have not be resolved, such behaviors as homosexuality, asexuality, or fetishism may result (* eye rolls *)