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Oral Stage (0-1 year)
In the first stage of personality development the libido is centered in a baby's mouth. It gets much satisfaction from putting all sorts of things in its mouth to satisfy the libido, and thus its id demands. Which at this stage in life are oral, or mouth orientated, such as sucking, biting, and breastfeeding. -
Anal Stage (1-3 years)
The libido now becomes focused on the anus and the child derives great pleasure from defecating. The child is now fully aware that they are a person in their own right and that their wishes can bring them into conflict with the demands of the outside world (i.e. their ego has developed). -
Phallic Stage (3 to 5 or 6 years)
Sensitivity now becomes concentrated in the genitals and masturbation (in both sexes) becomes a new source of pleasure. The child becomes aware of anatomical sex differences, which sets in motion the conflict between erotic attraction, resentment, rivalry, jealousy and fear which Freud called the Oedipus complex (in boys) and the Electra complex (in girls). -
Latency Stage (5 or 6 to puberty)
No further psychosexual development takes place during this stage (latent means hidden). The libido is dormant. Freud thought that most sexual impulses are repressed during the latent stage and sexual energy can be sublimated (re: defense mechanisms) towards school work, hobbies and friendships. -
Genital Stage (puberty to adult)
This is the last stage of Freud's psychosexual theory of personality development and begins in puberty. It is a time of adolescent sexual experimentation, the successful resolution of which is settling down in a loving one-to-one relationship with another person in our 20's. Sexual instinct is directed to heterosexual pleasure, rather than self pleasure like during the phallic stage. -
1. Trust vs. Mistrust (Erikson)
This stage occurs in the first 18 months after birth. This stage contains the fastest growth period. In this stage developmental tasks like beginning to walk and talk, eating solid foods, and developing trust are learned. -
Independent vs. Dependent
This stage occurs when a person reaches the age of two or three. During this stage developmental tasks like walking and talking become more polished and potty training occurs. -
Initiation vs. Guilt
This stage occurs between the age of four and five. In this stage developmental skills like asking questions, initiating playing with other children, and learning initiation in general. -
Accomplishment vs. Fear
This stage occurs between six and eleven years of age. Developmental tasks like learning physical skills, developing intellectually, learning right and wrong, and developing an attitude happens in this stage. -
Identity vs. Role Confusion
This is the puberty stage and it occurs at different ages for males and females. For females between 9-13 and for males 14-17 is when adolescence begins. This is the stage with the second fastest growth period. Teens become capable of reproducing, sex characteristics begin to develop as well as hormones. -
Intimacy vs. Isolation
This is the stage of young adulthood that occurs between 20 and 30. Financial independence is established in this stage as well as learning to deal with trails in life maturely, make important life decision, and the peak of physical abilities is reached. -
Create/Nurture vs. Self Absorption
This stage begins between 35 and 65. Thinking about the rest of your life occurs in this stage. People start having to face the death of their parents and feel as if their time is running out. People tend to not accept being middle aged and midlife crisis occur. -
Integrity vs. Despair
This stage happens from age 65 and up. People retire, practice being healthier, grandchildren are more present, and are faced with death in this stage. The three ways age is measured are: Social, Chronological, and Biological.