Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Psychology

Chapter

Self and Personality

Question:

Arrange Freud's Psychosexual stages of development in correct order:

(A) Oral stage
(B) Anal stage
(C) Genital stage
(D) Phallic stage
(E) Latency stage

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options:

(A), (B), (D), (E), (C)

(A), (B), (C), (D), (E)

(B), (C), (A), (D), (E)

(C), (B), (A), (D), (E)

Correct Answer:

(A), (B), (D), (E), (C)

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (1) → (A), (B), (D), (E), (C)

 

  • Oral stage (A) → Birth to about 1 year; pleasure centers on activities involving the mouth, like sucking and biting.

  • Anal stage (B) → About 1–3 years; focus on bowel and bladder control, toilet training.

  • Phallic stage (D) → About 3–6 years; pleasure zone is the genitals, and children experience the Oedipus/Electra complex.

  • Latency stage (E) → About 6 years to puberty; sexual impulses are dormant, focus shifts to learning and social skills.

  • Genital stage (C) → Puberty onward; maturation of sexual interests and establishment of mature relationships.