28. Instinct Or Drive Theory
Source
• A bodily
deficit (drop
in RBS)
Impetus
• Bodily
deficit
grows
resulting in
anxiety
(Hunger)
Object
• Seeking to
reduce that
anxiety
(Food)
Aim
• If object
successfully
satisfies
bodily
deficit,
satisfaction
occurs for
the time
being
32. Instinct Or Drive Theory
Dual Instinct
Theory
Eros
Eg. Procreation,
Nurturance,
affiliation
Thanatos
Eg. Aggression
towards others and
towards self
34. Freud’s Stages of Psychosexual
development
Stage Zone Duration Objective Fixation
Oral mouth, lips, tongue,
and other organs
related to oral zone
approximately first
18 months
establish a trusting
dependence on
nursing and
sustaining objects
without conflicts
excessive optimism,
narcissism,
pessimism (as in
depressive states),
Envy and jealousy.
Smoking.
Anal Anal region
(neuromuscular
control over
sphincters)
roughly from 1 to 3
years of age
Objectives of
sphincter control
without overcontrol
(fecal retention) or
loss of control
(messing) are
matched by
attempts to achieve
autonomy
Orderliness,
Messiness
(typically seen in
obsessive-
compulsive)
35. Freud’s Stages of Psychosexual
development
Stage Part Duration Objective Fixation
Phallic
(characterised
castration in males
and penis envy in
females.)
penis becomes the
organ of principal
interest to children
of both sexes
(lack of penis in
females being
considered as
evidence of
castration)
sometime during
year 3 and
continues until
approximately the
end of year 5.
To focus erotic
interest in genital
area and genital
functions. lays the
foundation for
gender identity
Deviancy
36. Freud’s Stages of Psychosexual
development
Stage Part Duration Objective Fixation
Latent from about 5
to 6 years until
about 11 to 13
years
considerably greater degrees of
control of instinctual impulses and
motives. Sexual interests are
generally thought to be quiescent.
This is a period of primarily
homosexual affiliations for both boys
and girls, as well as a sublimation of
libidinal and aggressive energies
into energetic learning and play
activities, exploring the environment,
and becoming more
proficient in dealing with the world of
things and persons around them
37. Freud’s Stages of Psychosexual
development
Stage Part Duration Objective Fixation
Genital systems of genital
(sexual)
from approximately
ages 11 to 13 until
young adult hood
ultimate separation
from dependence
on and attachment
to parents
achievement of a
mature sense of
personal identity
(second
individuation)
Mentally healthy