Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Stages of Development

Oral:
Birth to 1 year
1st 6 months - eros/pleasure -> breastfeeding
2nd 6 months - thanatos/aggression -> teething

Anal:
2-3 years old
teaches rule of civilization, "will power", become more independent and they can walk/stand on their own, sense of discipline
*the fusion of oral and anal is a person who likes to talk dirty

Urethral Phase (not a stage):
3 years old
to pee or not to pee, development of ambition and pride which is more directed to men, it is incorporated to anal

Phallic:
3-6 years old
son loves mother, sees father as rival
daughter loves father, sees mother as rival
they reduce to seduction, oedipus/elektra complex

Latency:
7 years old
repression of sexuality
sexual drives, motive are 'gone'
there are gender wars
can't beat father, be like father
can't beat mother, be like father
*marry someone who is like your father - substitution

Genital:
13 years old
sexual feelings cannot be ignored