Freud's Psychosexual Stages of Development

The Oral Stage:
1. Erogenous zone: mouth
2. Age Range: birth to 1yr
3. What's happening? Weaning from bottle/breast, putting in objects in mouth
4. “Fixation”: for over/under indulgence
  1. Over-indulgent: optimism, admiration of others, gullibility, dependent on other
  2. Under-indulgent: pessimism, envy, sarcasm, habitual oral stimulation (gum-chewing, smoking, talking, drinking)
The Anal Stage
1. Erogenous zone: anus
2. Age range: 1-3 yrs
3. potty training; controlling bowels; power struggle w/ parents
4. making a mess or holding it in
5. Under-indulgent: anal expulsive (messy)
  1. Over-indulgent: anal retentive (clean)
The Phallic Stage
1. Erogenous zone: genitallia
2. Age range: 4-6 yrs
3. the difference between boy’s and girls identity; “Mama’s Boy” “Daddy’s Girl”
4. Oedipus Complex- Castration Anxiety
  1. jealously for the same-sex parent (losing penis)
5. Electra Complex- Penis Envy
  1. girls realize boys have an “extra” thing that they don’t have- they are jealous of the boy’s penis
6. Suppressed memories & identification with same-sex parent
7. Fixation: arrogance, recklessness and failed relationships in adulthood
Freud states that everyone has three sides to our EGO
1. ME: The one who interacts with the world
2. Super Ego: morals
3. Instincts: our primal urges (ID= Internal Desires)
The Latency Stage
1. Erogenous zone: none!!
2. Age range: 6-12 (until puberty)
3. focus on school, friends (same-ex relationships), hobbies, skills and interests
4. No sex drive ("suppressed libido")
5. No fixation!! NOTHING!!!
The Genital Stage
1. Erogenous Zone: genitals
2. Age range: 12 (puberty) -????
3. heterosexual relationships; intimacy
4. Libido's Back!!!
  1. Sexual Experimentation
5. Establishment and maintenance of healthy relationships.

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