Freud's Stages of Human Development: 5 Psychosexual Stages
Freud's Psychosexual Theory posits that human development occurs in five stages—oral, anal, phallic, latency, and genital—each associated with a specific erogenous zone. As individuals progress through these stages, unresolved conflicts can lead to fixations, influencing adult personality and behavior. This theory emphasizes the role of unconscious desires and childhood experiences in shaping personality.
Let's get acquainted with Freud's ✨Psychoanalysis✨ Leaning heavily on psychosexual development, his theory is based on unconscious motives and conflicts. Early development gets central focus and personality issues in later life are believed to cause unresolved childhood conflicts. The personality is thought to be an interplay of the Id (pleasure), Ego (reality) and Superego (morality). 🗻 The psychosexual stages consist of five stages: oral, anal, phallic, latent, and genital. His influential theories range from the structure of personality to the intriguing realm of psychosexual development. And that...... .....is just the tip of an iceberg.
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