Psychoanalytic Theory

Sigmund Freud

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IdThe

Unconscious part of the

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EgoThe actual you

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Superego

The ethical component where the ego operates

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libidoSexual Energy drive

of a person

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StagesPsychosexua

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Oral Stage

Infant obtains satisfaction from biting, chewing and nursing

Anal Stage

Pleasure is obtained through expelling feces

Phallic Stage

Child discover the differences between male

and female

Latency period

The Libido interest is suppressed

Genital stageindividual develops strong sexual interest in the opposite sex.