Disordered Personalities 2ed

Disordered Personalities — Second Edition
Sigmund Freud
Birth to 1 year: Oral Stage
• Main site of tension and gratification is the mouth, including lips and tongue
• More aggressive with the presence of teeth after six months
1 to 3 years: Anal Stage
• Acquires voluntary sphincter control; anus and perineal area become the
major area of interest
3 years to 5 years: Phallic-Oedipal Stage
• Genital stimulation of interest; masturbation is common
• Intense preoccupation with castration anxiety
• In Freud’s theory, penis envy is seen in girls at this stage
• Oedipus Complex (desire to have sex with and marry opposite-sex
parent and dispose of or destroy same-sex parent)
5 to 11 years: Latency Stage
• Superego forms, the last part of the psychic apparatus (explained later)
• The id is present at birth and the ego develops as the child becomes
aware of the external world
• Sexual drives channeled into socially acceptable avenues
• Quiescence of sexual drive as the oedipal complex is resolved
11 to 13 years: Genital Stage
• Final psychosexual stage
• Biologically capable of orgasm and able to experience true intimacy
Freud shows Erickson that he has transcended stagnation.
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