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Freud's Stages of Psychosexual Development Correct
Answer -Oral stage (Stage I): Birth to 1 year
• Mouth
-Anal stage (Stage II): 1 to 3 years
• Bowel and bladder control
-Phallic stage (Stage III): 3 to 6 years
• Genitals
-Latent stage (Stage IV): 6 years to puberty
• Libido inactive
-Genital stage (Stage V): Puberty to death
• Maturing sexual interests
Freud's early developmental theory on psychosexual
development Correct Answer -personality is shaped in
childhood
• maturation into a well-functioning adult requires
sequential progression through each psychosexual stage
-instinct or libidinal drives repressed or unmet
• fixation occurs & the personality is affected
,Anquiette smokes, drinks, and bites her nails nonstop.
match the psychosexual stage with the corresponding
fixated behaviors:
-Stage I: 0-1 year, oral, mouth
-Stage II: 1-3 years old, anal, bowel, and bladder
-Stage III: 3-6 years old, phallic, genitalia
-Stage IV: 6-12 years old, latency, dormant sexual feelings
-Stage V: Puberty to death, genital, mature sexual feelings
Correct Answer -Stage I: 0-1 year, oral, mouth
Rationale: Oral desire is the pleasure center for the infant.
When oral needs are unmet, libidinal energy fixates,
resulting in latent aggressive or passive tendencies, such
as smoking, nail-biting, thumb-sucking, excessive drinking.
Quinn is very possessive of his mother and stomped out of
the room when his father hugged and kissed her.
match the psychosexual stage with the corresponding
fixated behaviors:
-Stage I: 0-1 year, oral, mouth
-Stage II: 1-3 years old, anal, bowel, and bladder
-Stage III: 3-6 years old, phallic, genitalia
-Stage IV: 6-12 years old, latency, dormant sexual feelings
-Stage V: Puberty to death, genital, mature sexual feelings
Correct Answer Stage III: 3-6 years old, phallic, genitalia
Rationale: The pleasure center for the phallic stage is the
genitalia. Young children become aware of their genitalia
, and distinguish the differences between boys and girls.
When conflict arises in this stage, fixation with the
opposite sex parent occurs, called the Oedipus complex
for boys and the Electra complex for girls. Failure to
resolve the complex may result in adulthood vanity and
ambition.
Nikita is only interested in playing basketball and
University activities and has difficulty creating
relationships.
match the psychosexual stage with the corresponding
fixated behaviors:
-Stage I: 0-1 year, oral, mouth
-Stage II: 1-3 years old, anal, bowel, and bladder
-Stage III: 3-6 years old, phallic, genitalia
-Stage IV: 6-12 years old, latency, dormant sexual feelings
-Stage V: Puberty to death, genital, mature sexual feelings
Correct Answer Stage IV: 6-12 years old, latency, dormant
sexual feelings
Rationale: During the latent stage, the libido is repressed
or sublimated; there is no corresponding erogenous zone.
The child begins to act on impulses indirectly by focusing
on school, sports, and building relationships. Fixation at
this stage results in the child's inability to form healthy
relationships as an adult.
Saed has a compulsive need for order and neatness and
is a self-proclaimed perfectionist.