Freud's Stages of Psychosexual Development Part 2 | MCAT Psychology Prep

(00:05) Introduction to Freud's Stages of Psychosexual Development
In this lesson, we continue our discussion on Freud’s stages of psychosexual development. In the last lesson, we went over the oral stage, where the sexual focus is on the mouth, as well as the anal stage, where the sexual focus is on the anus.
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(00:20) The Phallic Stage
The next stage is the phallic stage. This is from age 4 to 5. And the source of erotic energy during this stage is the genitals. This is from self-stimulation. At this stage, children must identify with adult role models which, Freud believed, are different for boys and girls.
(00:40) The Oedipal Complex
Freud believed that boys develop what is called the Oedipal complex. Individuals with an Oedipal complex have hostility towards their father because they feel like they must compete for their mother's affection and attention.
(00:48) The Electra Complex
Girls, on the other hand, develop hostility towards their mother, a preference for their father, and “penis envy.” This is called the Electra complex. Freud believed that when young girls notice that their father has a penis and they themselves don't, they actually blame their mother for not having a penis.
(01:06) The Latent Stage
To move to the next stage, the child must resolve their hostility toward the same sex parent, as well as lose their desire for the attention and affection of the opposite sex parent. Fixation at this stage can result in low self-esteem, flirtatious women, and men that treat women poorly.
The next stage is the latent stage, this is from ages 6 to 12. Interestingly, the stage has no source of erotic energy or libido. Instead, children focus on expanding social contacts beyond their family, forming friends with their peers. The stage ends at the onset of puberty.
(01:50) The Genital Stage
This leads us to the genital stage, which is from ages 13 and up, or really from puberty and up. During this stage, the genitals once again become the source of erotic focus. But now it's focused on the opposite sex as opposed to self stimulation. At this stage, individuals must now focus on establishing intimate relationships with the opposite sex for sexual intercourse.

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Freud was a massive weirdo lol