PSYC 355 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Sigmund Freud, Phallic Stage, Latency Stage
2 Apr 2018
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Theories of social development: theory an explanation of how facts fit together. Act as filters for relevant information: because child development is a complex and varied process, no single theory accounts for all of it, psychoanalytic theories. >>behavior is motivated by need to satisfy basic drives. Emphasis on the importance of early experience for later development. >> psychosexual theory at each stage of development, children encounter conflicts related to different erogenous. How these conflicts are resolved impacts later development. If needs not met, children may become fixated and continually attempt to satisfy them. Oral stage (first year) the primary source of satisfaction and pleasure is oral activity; the mother is established as the strongest love-object during this stage. Anal stage (1-3 years) the primary source of pleasure comes from defecation. Phallic stage (3-6 years) characterized by the localization of pleasure in the genitalia. Latency stage (6-12 years) characterized by the channeling of sexual energy into socially acceptable activities.
