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:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A), (B), (D), (E), (C)
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Oral stage (A) → Birth to about 1 year; pleasure centers on activities involving the mouth, like sucking and biting.
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Anal stage (B) → About 1–3 years; focus on bowel and bladder control, toilet training.
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Phallic stage (D) → About 3–6 years; pleasure zone is the genitals, and children experience the Oedipus/Electra complex.
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Latency stage (E) → About 6 years to puberty; sexual impulses are dormant, focus shifts to learning and social skills.
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Genital stage (C) → Puberty onward; maturation of sexual interests and establishment of mature relationships.