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 |