stages of psychosexual development Flashcards
What did freud propose?
that there are 5 stages of development
what does each stage focus on?
obtaining pleasure through a certain part of the body
what are the 5 stages of psychosexual development?
oral anal phallic latent gential
what age does oral happen and what are the characteristics?
0-18 months
sucking behaviour
what age does anal happen and what are the characteristics?
18 months to 3.5 years
keeping or discarding feaces
what age does phallic happen and what are the characteristics?
3.5-6 years
genital fixation
what age does latent happen and what are the characteristics?
6 years to puberty
repressed sexual urges
what age does genital happen and what are the characteristics?
puberty - adult
awakened sexual urges