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Fixation
- inability to progress normally from one stage to another- ie. as an adult, fixation shows up as focusing on needs that were overgratified
Stage 1: Oral
- Birth to 1.5 years- pleasure in mouth activities, ie. sucking, biting- can result in demanding, infantile or dependent behavior, overeating, smoking
Stage 2: Anal
- Age 1.5 to 3 - "toddler phase" - child is being toilet trained- pleasure and control in bowel movements- can result in overly controlling (anal-retentive) or easily angered personality (anal-expulsive)
Stage 3: Phallic
- Age 3 to 5 - Pleasure in genitals- Oedipal complex is experienced, resolved at end of stage via development of superego - Can result in guilt/anxiety about sex or sexually exploiting others without regarding their needs
Stage 4: Latency
- Age 6 to 10 (puberty)- sexuality is latent/dormant - sexual and aggressive drives expressed in socially acceptable forms
Stage 5: Genital
- Age 10 through adulthood- pleasure in genitals; sexual urges return- concern for others' wellbeing
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