PSYC 1200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 36: Oedipus Complex, Toilet Training, Genital Stage

• School: University of Manitoba
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1200
• Professor: Dawson Clary

Document Summary

Fixation leads to excessive eating, smoking etc: anal stage. 2-3, erotic pleasure from bowel movement, toilet training is crucial. Anxiety about toilet training can lead to anxiety about sexual activity 3) phallic stage (oedipal stage) 4-5, genitals are focus of erotic energy through self stimulation. 6-puberty, nothing much happens, sexuality is suppressed: genital stage. Puberty-adulthood, sexual urges reappear and focus on genitals. 2 layers of unconscious: personal unconscious and collective unconscious. Strive for superiority is greatest motivation for humans. Some people engage in overcompensation to conceal feelings of inferiority. Operant condition and learning, little interest in cognitive processes. Free will is an illusion, response tendencies acquired through learning. Added cognition to behaviourism, conditioning is not mechanical. Situational factors govern behaviour, responses based on what you think will lead to reinforcement in current situation. People behave differently in different situations (not consistent)