Sigmund Freud's Three Essays On The Theory Of Sexuality

In the book, "Three Essays on the Theory of Sexuality," by Sigmund Freud, there are three distinct theories regarding the development of sexuality. The first is the sexual aberrations. These are ideas that relate to a departure from what is normal, usual, or expected. Freud further expands on these ideas by discussing deviations on the sexual object and respect the sexual aim. In Freud 's second theory called, "Infantile Sexuality." The popular idea is that sexual instincts are absent in childhood and only awaken in puberty, but this is a simple error. Sexual manifestations in childhood reveal essential characters of the sexual instinct and shows us the course of its development. Furthermore, Freud develops an idea surrounding the period of …show more content…
From my perspective, pedophiles are a clear example of individuals who choose sexually immature persons as the sexual objects. Interestingly, this leads us into the second major idea of the sexual aberrations that is the deviations in respect of the sexual aim. The normal sexual aim as Freud described, is the union of the genitals in the act of copulation, which leads to a release of the sexual tension and a temporary extinction of the sexual instinct. The perversions are sexual activities which either extend, in an anatomical sense, beyond the regions of the body that are designed for sexual union, or linger over the immediate relations to the sexual object. I have observed that perversions give an unmistakable feeling of disgust, which acts in the form of a defense mechanism as to protect individuals from accepting sexual aims of this kind. From my viewpoint, couples don 't enjoy sharing toothbrushes or sharing drinking cups they perceive it as disgusting. This observation further explains the interferences of disgust and libidinal over-estimation of the sexual object. Furthermore, other issues are also prominent. For example, Freud mentions that certain regions of the body, such as the mucous membrane of the mouth and anus should be regard as genitals. Although, this is an interesting observation I tend to disagree. I don’t believe they should be regarded as genitals …show more content…
The idea is that the portion of the lips itself, tongue, or any other part of the skin within reach may be taken as the object upon which sucking is carried out. For this reason, children proceed by this path from sucking to masturbation. Certain elements fail to explain how sucking can lead to masturbation, and it might be due to elements of auto-erotism. From my perspective, auto-erotism is not directed towards others, but instead, it 's directed towards the individual 's body. For this reason, it is evident that the behavior of a child that is thumb-sucking is searching for some pleasure. Thus, as the child 's age increases auto-erotism leads the manifestation of this behavior to divert into masturbation. It is imperative that we learn more about the origins of somatic functions and their relationship to erotogenic zones. The third theory is the transformations of puberty, and the first major idea is the primacy of the genital zones and