FREUDS THEORY OF PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT Unit 5 Lesson

FREUD’S THEORY OF PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT Unit 5 Lesson 2

OBJECTIVES Discuss and evaluate Freud’s Theory of Personality Development. Identify different defense mechanisms.

WARM UP What school of psychology did Freud establish? Psychoanalytic

PSYCHOANALYTIC MODEL OF PERSONALITY Adult personality & social relations understood by knowing how sexual and aggressive urges were managed during childhood. Sexual = life instincts (eros) Aggressive = death instincts (thanatos)

FREUD’S PERSONALITY THEORY Conflict b/t what is socially acceptable & urges (pleasure)= Three Id part personality (animalistic, selfish drives) Superego (overly cautious, ideals) Ego (balance)

FREUD’S THEORY CONT… Theory focuses on sexual drives Body parts sensitive to sexual stimulation = Erogenous Zones Libido – sexual/psychic energy focused on primary e. z. of particular age Too much frustration or overindulgence = energy locked in stage: FIXATION

STAGE 1 – THE ORAL STAGE Age: Birth to 18 m Erogenous Zone: Mouth Focus Activities/Behaviors: Nursing, Eating, Sucking, Gumming, Biting Conflict: Weaning. Deprives child of sensory & psych pleasure of nurture, care, love. Later Symptoms: Smoking, drinking, constant chewing (gum, pencils) nail biting, overeating, biting sarcasm, overly talkative

STAGE 2 – THE ANAL STAGE Age: 18 to 36 m Erogenous Zone: Anus Focus Activities/Behaviors: Retention or expulsion of feces Conflict: Potty training. One part pleasure from going, one part trying to control function. Later Symptoms: Anal Expulsive – messy, disorganized, careless, defiant Anal Retentive – neat, precise, orderly, passive-aggressive

STAGE 3 – THE PHALLIC STAGE (BOYS) Age: 3 -6 Erogenous Zone: Genitals Focus Activities/Behaviors: Fondling, Conflict: Oedipus Complex – sexual attraction for mom, aggression and jealously @ dad Castration Anxiety – fear of losing penis (notice girls don’t have) Identification – can’t have mom so will become most like man who can Later Symptoms: Anxiety/guilt about sexual feelings … Share dad’s values, morals, principles

STAGE 3 – THE PHALLIC STAGE (GIRLS) Age: 3 -6 Erogenous Zone: Genitals Focus Activities/Behaviors: Fondling Conflict: Electra Complex – sexual attraction for dad, envy mom Penis Envy – notice boys have one, girls want one Identification – can’t have dad so will become most like woman who can Later Symptoms: Anxiety/guilt about sexual feelings … Adopt mom’s values, morals, principles…marry man like father

STAGE 4 – THE LATENCY PERIOD Age: 6 to Puberty (11/13) Erogenous Zone: None Focus Activities/Behaviors: Sexual Repression. Libido turned to learning (gender roles, beliefs system, same sex friendships) Conflict: None Later Symptoms: None * Puberty leads to sexual reawakening!

STAGE 5 – THE GENITAL PERIOD Age: Puberty on Erogenous Zone: Genitals Focus Activities/Behaviors: Heterosexual Relationships, Intimacy Conflict: What energy is left over vs what’s locked in other stages Later Symptoms: No fixations…just deal with earlier resolutions

EVALUATION Personality formed in childhood? Observable? Reliable? Sexual desires as primary motivation? Condescending notions of women (as incomplete men!)? Cause of mental issues?

DEFENSE MECHANISMS Ego tool Protect personality from hostile world…mind from anxiety. Healthy Use / Overuse

ACTIVITY Popcorn Read Applying Defense Mechanisms

CLOSURE What defense mechanisms have you used in the past year? Do you use some more than others?

HOMEWORK Create a new example for each of the defense mechanisms we studied. You may write a scenario or choose to do a role play/charade.