PSYCHOSEXUAL STAGES

Question 1

what is the oral stage?

Answer 1

0-1 years old
Focal point of pleasure is the mouth, mothers breast is the object of desire

Question 2

consequences of unresolved oral conflict

Answer 2

oral fixation
-sarcasm
-biting nails
-smoking

Question 3

what is the anal stage?

Answer 3

1-3 years old
Focus of pleasure is the anus, child gains pleasure from with-holding and expelling faeces

Question 4

consequences of unresolved anal conflict

Answer 4

anal retentive
-perfectionist
-obsessive personality
anal expulsive
-thoughtless and naive

Question 5

what is the phallic stage?

Answer 5

Focus of pleasure is the genital area

Question 6

consequences of unresolved phallic conflict

Answer 6

phallic personality
-narcissistic
-reckless

Question 7

what is latency

Answer 7

Children generally engage in activities with peers of the same sex. This consolidates a child’s gender-role identity.
Not considered to be a stage

Question 8

what is the genital stage?

Answer 8

Occurs from puberty and onward
-sexual desires become conscious alongside the onset of puberty

Question 9

consequences of unresolved genital conflicts

Answer 9

-difficulty forming heterosexual relationships