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The baby does this to explore its environment. At birth sucking is the only major oral activity, however once the baby has teeth biting and chewing become the main sources of pleasure.
The first conflict in a child’s life is during the weaning process during which the child has to learn to become less dependant on its care givers. Freud’s theory was that if fixation occurs at this stage the child would grow to be dependant or aggressive and that oral fixation can result in problems such as smoking, over-eating etc.
The Anal Stage – 2 to 4 years
During this stage Freud believed that the main source of pleasure was on controlling the bladder and bowel. The child during this stage has its first experience of restrictions on its wish to empty the bowels wherever and whenever it pleases – potty training. Developing the control of the bowel and bladder leads to a feeling of independence and …show more content…
Our dreams convince us that this is so.” – Sigmund Freud.
The theory that sells psychology books - boys want to have sex with their mother and kill their father!
At this stage the main focus of the libido is on the genitals. At this age children also discover the differences between males and females. Freud’s most famous theory was the Odepius Complex. This is the theory that boys begin to view their father’s as a rival for their mother’s affections and the boy wishes to possess their mother and replace their father. At the same time the child worries that he will be punished for these feelings by hi father – the punishment being castration. Freud termed this ‘castration anxiety’.
In relation to girls Freud referred to their similar set of feelings for their father as the Electra Complex. He believed that girls suffered from ‘penis
The first conflict in a child’s life is during the weaning process during which the child has to learn to become less dependant on its care givers. Freud’s theory was that if fixation occurs at this stage the child would grow to be dependant or aggressive and that oral fixation can result in problems such as smoking, over-eating etc.
The Anal Stage – 2 to 4 years
During this stage Freud believed that the main source of pleasure was on controlling the bladder and bowel. The child during this stage has its first experience of restrictions on its wish to empty the bowels wherever and whenever it pleases – potty training. Developing the control of the bowel and bladder leads to a feeling of independence and …show more content…
Our dreams convince us that this is so.” – Sigmund Freud.
The theory that sells psychology books - boys want to have sex with their mother and kill their father!
At this stage the main focus of the libido is on the genitals. At this age children also discover the differences between males and females. Freud’s most famous theory was the Odepius Complex. This is the theory that boys begin to view their father’s as a rival for their mother’s affections and the boy wishes to possess their mother and replace their father. At the same time the child worries that he will be punished for these feelings by hi father – the punishment being castration. Freud termed this ‘castration anxiety’.
In relation to girls Freud referred to their similar set of feelings for their father as the Electra Complex. He believed that girls suffered from ‘penis