What are the stages of psychosexual development?

Oral, anal, phallic, latency, genital

What is the Oedipus complex?

Boys experience castration anxiety, girls feel penis envy

Phobia of horses, Oedipus complex manifestation

Anecdotal evidence, single participant

Freud's theory of psychosexual development includes five stages and the id, ego, and superego as components of adult personality, illustrating how childhood experiences shape adult behavior and personality traits.
Little Hans's case study exemplifies Freud's application of psychoanalytic theory to interpret phobias and fantasies, highlighting the Oedipus complex as a key concept in understanding unconscious motivations and fears.

What are the stages of psychosexual development?
Oral, anal, phallic, latency, genital
What are the components of the adult personality according to Freud?
Id, ego, superego
What is the Oedipus complex?
Boys experience castration anxiety, girls feel penis envy
What was the case study of Little Hans about?
Phobia of horses, Oedipus complex manifestation
What were the limitations of Freud's study on Little Hans?
Anecdotal evidence, single participant

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Sigmund Freud, an Austrian neurologist, developed the theory of psychosexual development, consisting of five stages: oral, anal, phallic, latency, and genital.
Freud's theory includes the id, ego, and superego as parts of the adult personality, with the id representing pleasure-seeking desires, the ego controlling these desires, and the superego acting as the moralistic part.
During the phallic stage, children develop an Oedipus complex, with boys experiencing castration anxiety and girls feeling penis envy.
Freud conducted a case study on a young boy named Little Hans, who developed a phobia of horses, to further test his psychoanalytic theory.
Little Hans's phobia was believed to stem from incidents involving horses and coaches, symbolizing his father, according to Freud and Hans's father.
Hans's fantasies, including those about giraffes and plumbers, were interpreted by Freud as manifestations of the Oedipus complex.
Freud concluded that Little Hans's phobia was an unconscious manifestation of the Oedipus complex, with the fear of castration projected onto horses.
The study supported Freud's theory of psychosexual development, the Oedipus complex, and the concept of unconscious determinism, although it faced limitations due to anecdotal evidence and a single participant.