a normal pattern of childhooddevelopment that influences the adult personality
According to Murray, everyone passes through 5 developmental stages and also experiences 5 complexes associated with these stages
There is nothing abnormal about these complexes except when they are manifested in extremeconditions, that leave a personfixated on that stage
When fixated, as a result, the personality is then unable to develop spontaneity and flexibility, and this situation interferes with the formation of ego and superego
