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Freud’s Psychosexual Freud’s Psychosexual Stages of developmentStages of development

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What makes your personality What makes your personality different from others?different from others?

Freud’s search for the answers to this Freud’s search for the answers to this led him to led him to

the discovery that the clues to the discovery that the clues to understanding the understanding the

uniqueness of an individuals personality uniqueness of an individuals personality are found in infancy and childhood.are found in infancy and childhood.

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The personality that you live with today, the The personality that you live with today, the one that charms in order to get you dates, one that charms in order to get you dates, makes lists and never gets anything done, makes lists and never gets anything done, makes sure that your locker is not a mess makes sure that your locker is not a mess was molded in your earliest days. was molded in your earliest days.

According to Freud you were a final product According to Freud you were a final product by the time you hit puberty.by the time you hit puberty.

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According to Freud your unique According to Freud your unique character and quirks are the character and quirks are the products of how your personality products of how your personality develops during childhooddevelops during childhood

As a child and even as a teenager, you As a child and even as a teenager, you go through a series of stages in go through a series of stages in which you grow and mature.which you grow and mature.

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Freud’s Psychosexual Freud’s Psychosexual StagesStagesOral Stage: Birth to 18 MonthsOral Stage: Birth to 18 Months

Anal Stage: 18 months to three yearsAnal Stage: 18 months to three years

Phallic stage: 3 years to 7-8 yearsPhallic stage: 3 years to 7-8 years

Latency Stage: 7-8 years to pubertyLatency Stage: 7-8 years to puberty

Genital Stage- Puberty to AdulthoodGenital Stage- Puberty to Adulthood

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Its like having 5 miniature Its like having 5 miniature personalities, each lasting a couple personalities, each lasting a couple years until you reach maturity.years until you reach maturity.

Each stage presents you with a unique Each stage presents you with a unique challenge, and if you successfully challenge, and if you successfully overcome that challenge, you overcome that challenge, you acquire a fully mature personality.acquire a fully mature personality.

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But if you somehow fail to overcome a But if you somehow fail to overcome a challenge of one of the stages you challenge of one of the stages you become stuck or fixated there. become stuck or fixated there.

This is where a lot of your personal This is where a lot of your personal uniqueness comes from, your uniqueness comes from, your “stuckness” or fixation at a particular “stuckness” or fixation at a particular stage of personality development.stage of personality development.

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The Oral StageThe Oral Stage

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During the first year of life, the mouth is During the first year of life, the mouth is site of sexual and aggressive site of sexual and aggressive gratification. gratification.

An infants life centers on his mouth.An infants life centers on his mouth.

One of the first objects out there that One of the first objects out there that provides and infant with oral satisfaction provides and infant with oral satisfaction is his mother’s breast. The mother’s is his mother’s breast. The mother’s breast is a main source of connection and breast is a main source of connection and satisfaction.satisfaction.

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Could this ever be a problem?Could this ever be a problem?

When was the last time you saw a 10 When was the last time you saw a 10 year old breast feeding?year old breast feeding?

Eventually all infants have to be weaned Eventually all infants have to be weaned from their mothers breast.from their mothers breast.

Weaning presents the infant with his first Weaning presents the infant with his first conflict between his desire and reality.conflict between his desire and reality.

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If the infant fails to wean, or is weaned harshly If the infant fails to wean, or is weaned harshly or incompletely, he will become fixated at the or incompletely, he will become fixated at the oral stage.oral stage.

He will develop an oral character in which he He will develop an oral character in which he will feel dominated by feelings of dependency will feel dominated by feelings of dependency and hopelessness. and hopelessness.

As we successfully overcome the challenge of As we successfully overcome the challenge of weaning and gaining control over our ability weaning and gaining control over our ability to satisfy our oral desires, we move to the to satisfy our oral desires, we move to the next stage of development.next stage of development.

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For those who get stuck in the For those who get stuck in the oral stage….oral stage….

You may find yourself preoccupied You may find yourself preoccupied with oral things, like talking, eating, with oral things, like talking, eating, smoking, and drinking. smoking, and drinking.

You’ll never outgrow the need for You’ll never outgrow the need for constant oral stimulation. constant oral stimulation.

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Anal StageAnal Stage

All babies have to grow up some time, All babies have to grow up some time, and when they do they graduate to and when they do they graduate to the erogenous focus of the anal the erogenous focus of the anal stage. stage.

The question at this age is poop…. To The question at this age is poop…. To Poop or not to poop?Poop or not to poop?

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Think DefecationThink Defecation

Freud emphasized the control over Freud emphasized the control over defecating as the pleasure center defecating as the pleasure center from 18 months to 3 years old. The from 18 months to 3 years old. The central conflict for toddlers if control. central conflict for toddlers if control. Kids in this stage want the ability to Kids in this stage want the ability to poop whenever they want and poop whenever they want and wherever they want. Like in their wherever they want. Like in their pants! But the reality that the have pants! But the reality that the have to hold it in.to hold it in.

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Some of your adult characteristics may be the Some of your adult characteristics may be the consequence of how your parents handled your consequence of how your parents handled your toilet training. Your creativity and productivity toilet training. Your creativity and productivity are indicators of how well you’ve successfully are indicators of how well you’ve successfully navigated the anal stage.navigated the anal stage.

If your messy, sloppy or careless, it speaks of an If your messy, sloppy or careless, it speaks of an expulsive rebellion against parental control.expulsive rebellion against parental control.

If your withholding, obstinate, and obsessed with If your withholding, obstinate, and obsessed with neatness, you’ve learned control in reaction to neatness, you’ve learned control in reaction to your toilet training experience.your toilet training experience.

Maturity and success in the anal stage result in your Maturity and success in the anal stage result in your ability to control yourself. So let go, but make ability to control yourself. So let go, but make sure your in the right place and the right time.sure your in the right place and the right time.

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Phallic StagePhallic Stage

Begins during the third year of life and may last Begins during the third year of life and may last until child is 6.until child is 6.

The child in this stage is focused on the stimulation The child in this stage is focused on the stimulation of the genitals.of the genitals.

In the Phallic stage, gratification begins with In the Phallic stage, gratification begins with autoeroticism. That means masturbation. But our autoeroticism. That means masturbation. But our need for satisfaction soon turns to our parents, need for satisfaction soon turns to our parents, typically the parent of the opposite sex. typically the parent of the opposite sex.

As this happens we find ourselves in one of Freud’s As this happens we find ourselves in one of Freud’s most controversial and strange contributions to most controversial and strange contributions to the study of personality, the Oedipus complex.the study of personality, the Oedipus complex.

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As adults, most of us would cringe at the As adults, most of us would cringe at the thought of marrying someone like our thought of marrying someone like our mothers or fathers, least of all having sex mothers or fathers, least of all having sex with them, but we’ve all known a little boy with them, but we’ve all known a little boy who wants to grow up and marry his or her who wants to grow up and marry his or her parent. parent.

Freud observed that children in the phallic Freud observed that children in the phallic stage of personality shifted from self-stage of personality shifted from self-gratification to seeking gratification from gratification to seeking gratification from their opposite sex parent. There is one their opposite sex parent. There is one problem the parent of the same sex. And problem the parent of the same sex. And a resentment or childhood hate sometimes a resentment or childhood hate sometimes grows towards that parent of the same sex.grows towards that parent of the same sex.

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Oedipus RexOedipus Rex

The basic story is about a king who has The basic story is about a king who has a male child who prophets predict a male child who prophets predict will one day kill the king and marry will one day kill the king and marry the queen. To prevent this the king the queen. To prevent this the king takes the child into the woods and takes the child into the woods and leaves him to die. The child is saved leaves him to die. The child is saved and raised by a peasant family. and raised by a peasant family.

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One day he returns to the city to find One day he returns to the city to find make a better life for himself, but on make a better life for himself, but on the road he encounters the king neither the road he encounters the king neither of them know of their relation to one of them know of their relation to one another. There is a scuffle and the king another. There is a scuffle and the king is killed. He soon attracts the eye of is killed. He soon attracts the eye of the mourning queen and eventually the mourning queen and eventually marries her, thus fulfilling the marries her, thus fulfilling the prophecy.prophecy.

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Boys Boys

For the male child the attraction to the mother For the male child the attraction to the mother continues to develop into what Freud called continues to develop into what Freud called the Oedipus Complex. The Male Childs the Oedipus Complex. The Male Childs father blocks him from his mother. This gets father blocks him from his mother. This gets frustrating for the boy. So frustrating that it frustrating for the boy. So frustrating that it sometimes grows into a full blown hatred for sometimes grows into a full blown hatred for his father. Boys find themselves afraid of his father. Boys find themselves afraid of their fathers. Freud called this castration their fathers. Freud called this castration anxiety.anxiety.

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The male child is afraid that the father The male child is afraid that the father will cut off his genitals.. will cut off his genitals..

Because of this fear the male takes Because of this fear the male takes another way out. another way out.

Basically if you cant beat em join em. Basically if you cant beat em join em. Junior learns to identify with dad, Junior learns to identify with dad, adopting his masculinity and seeking adopting his masculinity and seeking his own “mother” of sortshis own “mother” of sorts

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GirlsGirls

Freud was often criticized for his neglect of female Freud was often criticized for his neglect of female sexuality. So he consulted the Greeks again, sexuality. So he consulted the Greeks again, finding a similar Oedipal tale about a woman finding a similar Oedipal tale about a woman named Electra. Electra gets someone to kill her named Electra. Electra gets someone to kill her mother to avenge her fathers death.mother to avenge her fathers death.

For girls, their attraction shifts to their fathers For girls, their attraction shifts to their fathers because they come to resent their mothers for a because they come to resent their mothers for a strange reason, penis envy. According to Freud strange reason, penis envy. According to Freud little girls stop desiring their mothers because little girls stop desiring their mothers because they realize that they lack a penis like their they realize that they lack a penis like their fathers. So What about that cant beat em join em fathers. So What about that cant beat em join em theory. theory.

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SO like little boys, little girls cant SO like little boys, little girls cant identify with their father cause they identify with their father cause they lack a penis. So what to do? They lack a penis. So what to do? They spend the rest of their lives looking spend the rest of their lives looking for a penis. Essentially they spend for a penis. Essentially they spend the rest of their lives looking for a the rest of their lives looking for a man to make them complete.man to make them complete.

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Failure to GraduateFailure to Graduate

If a man finds himself fixated because If a man finds himself fixated because he fails to join forces with dad, he’s he fails to join forces with dad, he’s been successfully emasculated. He been successfully emasculated. He becomes a failure at life, unable to becomes a failure at life, unable to strive for achievement because of his strive for achievement because of his disabling guilt generated from disabling guilt generated from competing with his father for his competing with his father for his mother’s attention.mother’s attention.

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With successful resolution of the Electra With successful resolution of the Electra complex, a girl finds herself equipped to complex, a girl finds herself equipped to deal with her adult sexual and intimate deal with her adult sexual and intimate relationships. She turns her penis envy relationships. She turns her penis envy into a healthy search for a “fatherly” into a healthy search for a “fatherly” husband. husband.

But if she fails, she becomes fixated and But if she fails, she becomes fixated and may be overly seductive and flirtatious. may be overly seductive and flirtatious.

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LatencyLatency

During this stage, no new significant During this stage, no new significant conflicts or impulses are assumed to conflicts or impulses are assumed to arise. This lasts from about 7 years arise. This lasts from about 7 years to puberty. The primary personality to puberty. The primary personality development during this time is that development during this time is that of the superego.of the superego.

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Things cool down, so to speak. Things cool down, so to speak. There’s no rivalry with the opposite There’s no rivalry with the opposite sex parent. There’s no battle for sex parent. There’s no battle for control over satisfaction.control over satisfaction.

It’s a time for a basic social exploration It’s a time for a basic social exploration like making friends and forming little like making friends and forming little social cliques. social cliques.

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Genital StageGenital StageDuring this time the person directs During this time the person directs

sexual impulses toward someone of sexual impulses toward someone of the opposite sex. Adolescence the opposite sex. Adolescence brings about a reawakening of brings about a reawakening of Oedipal or Electra conflicts and a Oedipal or Electra conflicts and a reworking of earlier childhood reworking of earlier childhood identifications. The child is now open identifications. The child is now open to learning how to engage in to learning how to engage in mutually satisfying sexual mutually satisfying sexual relationships. relationships.

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Keep In mind that Freud never stated Keep In mind that Freud never stated that all people reach this point of full that all people reach this point of full maturity.maturity.

This point is more like an ideal, This point is more like an ideal, something to strive for, a lifelong something to strive for, a lifelong project. project.

But if somebody doesn't make it he But if somebody doesn't make it he could easily fall back into selfish could easily fall back into selfish phallicism. This seems to conjure up phallicism. This seems to conjure up images of the selfish lover who images of the selfish lover who doesn't care about the pleasure of the doesn't care about the pleasure of the other partner. other partner.

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As long as he gets what he wants he’s As long as he gets what he wants he’s fine. If you make it You’ll be fine. If you make it You’ll be attentive and actually card if the attentive and actually card if the other person in the interaction is other person in the interaction is enjoying his or herself.enjoying his or herself.