Arrange the psychosexual stages of personality development in the correct sequence:
(A) Anal
(B) Oral
(C) Genital
(D) Latency
(E) Phallic
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (B), (A), (E), (D), (C)
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Oral stage (B) → Birth to about 1 year; pleasure centers on the mouth (sucking, biting).
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Anal stage (A) → About 1–3 years; pleasure focuses on bowel and bladder control.
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Phallic stage (E) → About 3–6 years; pleasure zone is the genitals, and children experience the Oedipus/Electra complex.
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Latency stage (D) → About 6 years to puberty; sexual feelings are dormant, and focus shifts to social and intellectual development.
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Genital stage (C) → Puberty onward; maturation of sexual interests and establishment of mature relationships.