Psychosexual development refers to the development of personality through stages centered around sexual pleasure and gratification or failure thereof. There are five stages - oral, anal, phallic, latency, and genital - each focusing on different erogenous zones and shaping personality. Fixation at a stage can result in personality disorders. The phallic stage involves developing the Oedipus or Electra complexes, shaping future relationships. The latency stage involves delayed gratification through socially acceptable activities before the genital stage focuses on relationships and seeking love.

1. Psychosexual Development Danny Kenny, Wilson Ranney, Jesse Madera Barcelona International College 15 March 2011

2. What is it? Refers to the development of the human personality which occurs in stages Essentially it centers around the human desire for sexual pleasure; the subsequent achievement of gratification or failure to do so adequately or overly so creates a personality disorder because the person becomes “fixated” on that stage Each stage is considered to be a stepping stone toward “maturity”

3. Oral Stage Birth to 18 months, erogenous zone is the mouth Focused on oral pleasure (suckling), thus the tendency to put things in their mouths. Entirely ID as ego and superego have not yet developed. Weaning can teach independence and delayed gratification May smoke, drink, bite nails- manifestations of “fixation” Personality- manipulative, pessimistic or aggressive or gullible, a follower, dependent

4. Anal Stage 18 months – 3 years, erogenous zone is the rectum Focused on the conflict between immediate gratification of defecation and delayed gratification of parent’s approval exemplified by potty training

5. Anal Stage (cont.) If parents are obsessive- child will be obsessively clean (anal retentive) If parents are lax- child will be messy and lazy (anal expulsive) Parental control must be correct or child will develop either of these two neuroses

6. Phallic Stage 3-6 years, erogenous zone = genitals Children become aware of themselves and their sexuality Boys develop Oedipus Complex- competing with father for mother’s (sexual) attention ultimately ending in the development of the masculine characteristics of their father to reduce the threat of a beat down/fear of castration

7. Phallic Stage (cont.) Girls develop Electra complex (Jung), turn attentions to their father, envy him, eventually develop the characteristics of their mother Result in seductive/aggressive personality, or timid/submissive personality, if not dealt with properly According to this theory, this is the reason girls choose boyfriends with personalities like their father Developing super-ego because choosing morality over id’s desires

8. Latency Stage 6 years –puberty Further development of previous characteristics, essentially a transition stage Delayed gratification- must seek pleasure in school, friends, sports Ego choosing morally acceptable activities because id has been repressed => playing with members of the same sex

9. Genital Stage Puberty-Death, erogenous zone = genitals Focusing on members of the opposite sex Using the ego, not just primal immediate gratification (id) but also development of friendships, relationships, family, and the seeking of love

10. Paul Delvaux “Leda” (1948) Jupiter as a swan and Leda Erotic Encounter Symbolism of the Swan

11. Giorgio de Chirico “St. George Killing the Dragon” (1940) Female Genitalia The “Lance” of St. George

12. Salvador Dali “The Great Masturbator” (1929) Dali’s fear of sex Repressed sexual urges, always associated it with decay

13. Film “Psycho” (1960) Directed by Alfred Hitchcock Norman Bates and his “Mother” “A.I. Artificial Intelligence” (2001) Directed by Steven Spielberg Robot wants to become real to regain the love of his mother “Hush” (1998) Directed by Jonathan Darby Jackson Baring and his mother “The Waterboy” (1998) Directed by Frank Coraci No father, obsessed with the concerns of his mother Back to the Future (1985) Directed by Robert Zemeckis Marty Mcfly almost has relations with his own mother

14. Works Consulted http://www.victorianweb.org/science/freud/develop.html http://allpsych.com/psychology101/sexual_development.html http://psychology.about.com/od/theoriesofpersonality/ss/psychosexualdev.htm