Arrange the following stages of psychosexual development in the correct order as proposed by Freud:
A. Latency
B. Phallic
C. Oral
D. Genital
E. Anal
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → C, E, B, A, D
Freud proposed a five-stage theory of psychosexual development; problems at any stage may arrest development and affect a person’s later life.
(C) Oral — A newborn’s instincts are focused on the mouth, the infant’s primary pleasure-seeking centre: feeding, thumb sucking, biting and babbling.
(E) Anal — Around ages two and three the child learns to respond to the demands of society, chiefly to control urination and defecation.
(B) Phallic — At around ages four and five the focus is on the genitals; the child becomes aware of the differences between males and females, and the Oedipus complex arises.
(A) Latency — From about seven years until puberty the child grows physically, but sexual urges are relatively inactive; energy goes into social or achievement-related activities.
(D) Genital — In the last stage the person attains maturity in psychosexual development and learns to deal with members of the opposite sex in a socially and sexually mature way.
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NCERT: Psychology — Chapter 2: Self and Personality, Stages of Personality Development (2025-26)
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