sigmund freud psychosexual
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Sigmund FreudPsychosexual Development
Sigmund Freud 1856- 1939 Psychoanalytic Unconscious Dream Analysis Free Association
By the end of the lesson you should be able to…
1. Describe Freud’s personality theory
2. Describe Freud’s stages of psychosexual development
3. Describe specific personality types as a result of fixation at a particular stage
Personality Theory Id
Ego
Superego
Id Instinctive aspect of the personality
Operates on the pleasure principle
Demands immediate satisfaction and doesn’t care about reality
Freud describes babies as “bundles of id”
Ego Logical aspect of the personality
It operates on the reality principle
It can make conscious and rational decisions that reflect the demands of instinct (id), morality (superego), and external reality (environment)
Superego It is the moral aspect of the personality
It develops due to the moral and ethical
restraints placed on us by our parents/caregivers
It dictates our belief of right and wrong
Healthy Personality Which aspect should be the strongest to
ensure a healthy personality? What would happen if the id is the
strongest? What will happen if the superego is the
strongest? What does the ego use to protect itself from
anxiety, which is experienced as a result of the conflict?
Superego Stronger Judgmental Saint Moral Guilty Rigid
Id Stronger Selfish
Antisocial behavior
Uncaring
Self-absorbed
Psychosexual development Our personality develops throughout our
childhood
Stage theory
Each stage is characterized by a focus on a different region of the body, where libido or sexual drive is fixated
Success Criteria What age do we pass through each stage? Where on the body is the libido focused How is pleasure gained at each stage Which personality structure is present or
develops? What may cause a fixation at the stage?
Psychosexual Development Oral Anal Phallic Latency Genital
Oral Stage 0-1 Mouth Lips Tongue Sucking Biting
First erotogenic zone to make libidinous demands
Fixation Overindulgence
Symptoms include selfishness, dependency, compulsive talking
Frustration Symptoms include nail biting, sarcasm, thumb
sucking, greed
Anal Stage 1-3 years Membranes of rectum and anus Fecal mass inside body Release Expulsion anally explosive Control of feces anally retentive
Fixations Anal Expulsive
Symptoms giving to everyone, gardeners (sublimating their wish to smear)
Anal Retentive Miserly, thrifty, orderly, obstinate,
Phallic Stage 3-6 years Genital Organs Emotional Crisis Oedipus Complex/Electra Complex Critical Stage for moral development Identification
Fixation Caused by failure to resolve
Oedipus/Electra conflict Symptoms: Exhibitionism, recklessness,
vanity, pride, incapable of close love
Oedipus Complex Crucial stage Consolidation of gender identity
(identification) Formation of superego Mother/father fixation
Boys Wants to be like dad Fantasizes eliminating father Castration anxiety Identifies with father Formation of gender roles, super-ego, and
gender identity
Girls Karen Horney “womb envy” Penis envy Sense of inferiority Blames mother Poor resolution of Oedipal complex Poorly developed super-ego and a weaker
moral sense compared with male
Latency Stage 6-Puberty Phew! Sexual thoughts repressed-
Sublimation Child explores Focus is on social and intellectual skills
Genital Stage Puberty - Adulthood
Sexual desires renewed Individual seeks relationships with others
Personality Theory Id = libido and psychosexual stages Ego = defense mechanisms Super-ego = Oedipus complex Identification
and internalization These + defense mechanisms + external
reality = personality
Freud? What do you think? Very controversial theories even after so
many years