PSY210H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Stepfamily, Attribution Bias, Parental Leave
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Psy210: chapter 9 - theories of social development. Freud posited ve biologically determined stages of psycho- sexual development (oral, anal, phallic, latency, genital) in which psychic energy becomes focused in di erent areas of the body. Children face speci c con icts at each stage, and these con icts must be resolved for healthy development to proceed. Freud also posited three structures of personality id (uncon- scious urges), ego (rational thought), and superego (conscience). id: earliest more primitive personality structure. Freud believed that the oedipus complex and the electra complex form the basis for superego (conscience) development, as children identify with and adopt the values of their same-sex parent. He thought that girls develop a weaker conscience than boys do. Erik erikson extended freud"s theory by identifying eight stages of psychosocial development extending across the entire lifespan. Frued: emphasiis on early experience and emotions relatioships and recognition for emotional subjectiveness while erikson"s emphasis on quest for identity.
