Table :

13.1

Freud’s Stages of Psychosexual Development

Stage

Age

Adult Characteristics Associated with a Fixation

Oral

0 to 18 months

Demanding, impatient; behaviors such as smoking, chewing gum

Anal

18 months to 3½ years

Psychologically rigid; concerned about control and neatness

Phallic

3½ to 6 years

Male: competitive, “macho” Female: flirtatious

Latency

6 to 12 years

None

Genital

12 years through adulthood

If no fixations at an earlier stage, person can achieve emotionally mature sexual intimacy