The role of conflict

• At each stage the child will experience a conflict that must be resolved
• If the child is unable to resolve a stage, they become fixated and this will alter their personality and can even result in mental orders called neurosis
• Oral stage- babies receive pleasure from their mouth During breastfeeding. During weaning, the infant learns it doesn’t control the environment and develops delayed gratification. fixation results in an immature personality
• anal stage: the child will get pleasure from holding onto and expelling faeces. If the parents are too strict when potty training this can result in fixation and becoming an overly organised and fussy adult