PSYCHOSEXUAL STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT

• Mnemonic:

  • OLD
  • AGE
  • PENSIONERS
  • LOVE
  • GUINNESS
• ORAL STAGE:

  • >1 years
  • Focus- mouth
  • Description- Pleasure through the mouth e.g. sucking, biting
  • Consequences of unresolved conflict: Nail biting, smoking, sarcasm “sharp tongued”
• ANAL STAGE:

  • 1-3 years
  • Focus- Anus
  • Description- Child gains pleasure from withholding / expelling faeces
  • Consequences of unresolved conflict:
  • Anal Retentive- perfectionist, (potty trained too early)
  • Anal Expulsive- Messy, thoughtless (potty trained too late)
• LATENCY:

  • 6 Years - Puberty
  • All earlier conflicts are REPRESSED