PSY BEH 101D Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Phallic Stage, Genital Stage, Anal Stage
14 Jul 2018
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Theory: system of ideas intended to explain something, very general. A hypothesis is more limited and may be proven false. Developmental theory is a systematic statement of principles and generalizations, providing a framework for understanding how and why people change over the lifespan. Inner drives and motives are the foundation. Basic underlying forces are thought to influence every aspect of thinking and behavior, from the smallest details of daily life to the crucial choices of a lifetime. Austrian physician who treated patients suffering from mental illness. Listened to their dreams and fantasies and constructed an elaborate, multifaceted theory. Development in the first six years occurs in three stages, each the mouth characterized by sexual pleasure centered on a particular part of the body. Infants experience the oral stage because their erotic body part is. Followed by the anal stage in early childhood, with the focus on.
