SIGMUND FREUD: SIGMUND FREUD: PERSONALITY THEORYPERSONALITY THEORY

Psychosexual DevelopmentPsychosexual Development

The Oral StageThe Oral Stage

Age= Birth to 18 Age= Birth to 18 monthsmonths

Stimulation of the Stimulation of the mouth produces mouth produces pleasurepleasure

Baby enjoys sucking, Baby enjoys sucking, chewing , bitingchewing , biting

The Oral Stage: FixationThe Oral Stage: Fixation

Oral Indulgence in Oral Indulgence in childhood:childhood:

Overly demanding Overly demanding DependentDependent SpoiledSpoiled

Oral Restriction in Oral Restriction in childhood:childhood:

SarcasticSarcastic Tough actingTough acting PessimisticPessimistic

The Anal StageThe Anal Stage

Age= 18 - 36 monthsAge= 18 - 36 months The toddler The toddler

experiences conflict experiences conflict over toilet trainingover toilet training

Imposed ControlImposed Control

The Anal FixationThe Anal Fixation

Anal Retentive- Anal Retentive- Results from Results from

demanding, demanding, controlling parentingcontrolling parenting

Need for perfectionNeed for perfection Exaggerated Exaggerated

neatnessneatness Compulsive orderCompulsive order

Anal Expulsive-Anal Expulsive- Results from Results from

indulgent parentingindulgent parenting CarelessnessCarelessness MessinessMessiness Lack of personal Lack of personal

responsibilityresponsibility

The Phallic StageThe Phallic Stage

Age 3-6 yearsAge 3-6 years The Oedipal ConflictThe Oedipal Conflict Desire for opposite Desire for opposite

gender parentgender parent

The Latent StageThe Latent Stage

Ages= 6 to pubertyAges= 6 to puberty Sexual feelings are Sexual feelings are

repressedrepressed Kids prefer same Kids prefer same

gender playmatesgender playmates

The Genital StageThe Genital Stage

Age-Puberty onwardAge-Puberty onward Adolescent develops Adolescent develops

mature sexual mature sexual feelingsfeelings

Repressed Oedipal Repressed Oedipal feelings are feelings are transferred to transferred to appropriate “ mate”appropriate “ mate”

Strong sexual focusStrong sexual focus

Genital Stage ResolutionGenital Stage Resolution

Boys unconsciously look for physical and Boys unconsciously look for physical and personality characteristics that mothers personality characteristics that mothers possess.possess.

Girls look for “ father figures” in older Girls look for “ father figures” in older men.men.