Freud's Model Of Psychosexual Development Including Oral, Anal, Phallic, Latency, And Genital Phases

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The concept of psychosexual development, as envisioned by Sigmund Freud at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century, is a central element in his sexual drive theory, which posits that, from birth, humans have instinctual sexual appetites (libido), which unfold in a series of stages. Each stage is characterized by the erogenous zone that is the source of the libidinal drive during that stage. These stages are, in order: oral, anal, phallic, latency, and genital. Freud believed that if, during any stage, the child experienced anxiety in relation to that drive, that themes related to this stage would persist into adulthood as neurosis. This book studies Freud's model of psychosexual development including body image, pleasure principle, compulsive behavior, Oedipus complex, and defence mechanisms.

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