psychosexual development?

• 1. Oral stage?


  (0-15 mnth) id present from birth, libido is focused on mouth as infants get pleasure from sucking/biting.

  • must achieve weaning
  • fixation could lead to smoking, overeating
• 2. anal stage?


  (1-3 yr) ego develops. libido focuses on anus, gain pleasure from achieving control over bodies (retaining/eliminating faeces)

  • must achieve potty training
  • overindulgence= messy disorganised people. underindulgence= tidy, obsessive personalities
• 3. phallic stage?

  93-5 yr) libido focuses on genitals, pleasure comes with playing and develop strong attachment to opposite-sex parent

  • need to achieve successful resolution of attachment (oedipus complex, identifying with same sex parent)
  • fixation= repression of sexuality
• 4. latency stage?

  (5 to puberty) sexual feelings supressed to focus on other aspects of life, time for absorbing culture, same sex friendships, adjusting to social environments ect.
• 5. genital stage?


  (puberty onwards)stage is marked by renewed focus of genitals, sexual interes, desire, pursuit of sexual relations.