PSYCH 2B03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Hedonism, Libido, Erogenous Zone

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCH 2B03
• Professor: Richard B Day

Document Summary

Jung"s stages of development: like freud he didn"t distinguish the stages in terms of erogenous zones, but in terms of the ways in which libido was direct. Learning general life lessons, which freud saw as ego development. Learning basics for survival in the world. Jung did not stress the sexual influences before the ages of 5 or 6. Jung thought we are mainly directed towards sexual activity in adolescence: young adulthood. Libido directed towards finding a mate, forming a family, career. Contribution within the social community: middle age. The individual"s life is on general course. Family established, the individual turns from acquisition of external part of the world and becomes more reflective and introspective. It is in this stage if ever, that the individual will achieve self actualization. He believed that relatively few people will ever reach that stage: old age. The individual will gradually turn from the external world.