Freud’s Psychosexual Stages of Development
Psychologist Sigmund Freud’s model of sexual development proposes a series of stages in which people grow and mature. The pleasure sought by your inborn instincts is focused on sexual desire and gratification, through proper stimulation of each erogenous zone. According to Freud, every “healthy” child evolves through five different stages: Here are the stages by ages: Oral: Birth to 18 months Anal: 18 months to 3 years Phallic: 3 years to 8 years Latency: 7 to 8 years to puberty Genital: Puberty to adulthood Each stage is associated with a specific part of the body, or more specifically, erogenous zone. Each zone is a source of pleasure and conflict during its respective stage. “A child’s ability to resolve that conflict determines whether or not they were able to move onto the next stage,” The oral stage Age range: Birth to 1 year Erogenous zone: The mouth The oral stage is Freud’s first stage of personality development. From birth until about 18 months of age, an infant’s l