What Is Freud's Theory Of Psychosexual Development

Growth and Development of the Patient Based on Developmental Theorists
Freud’s Theory of Psychosexual Development Although a lot of Freudian theory has been altered throughout time to accommodate modern research, his theories on the importance of early life experiences, development, and the role of the unconscious are still widely referred to. One of Freud’s theories, the Psychosexual Stages of Development, focuses on human development proceeding through five stages that advance from infancy to adulthood (Halter, 2014, p. 21). These five stages consist of oral, anal, phallic, latency, and genital stages that “shift from one part of the body to another as the child moves through different stages of development” (James, Nelson, and Ashwill, 2013, p. 57). Oral stage. This patient was nine months old and therefore was in the oral stage of psychosexual development. The erogenous zone in this stage is the mouth, which means that the child uses this sensory organ as a source of pleasure; the child is satisfied by sucking, chewing, biting, and exploring objects that he places in his mouth (Halter, 2014, p. 22). This patient found comfort in sucking on his pacifier. His parents often used it to console him when he was crying or when they were trying to

Kohlberg stated, “although knowing what behaviors are right and wrong is important, it is much less important than understanding and appreciating why the behaviors should or should not be exhibited” (James, et al., 2013, p. 58). Kohlberg presented situations to participants in his study to determine moral judgment. He classified levels and stages based upon age and responses he received from the moral dilemmas he presented (James et al., 2013, p. 58). Although children are all raised differently, according to Kohlberg, they all advance through the stages. He also argued that some individuals might not reach the highest stages of