THE PSYCHOANALYTIC APPROACH

THE PSYCHOANALYTIC APPROACH

1. Stucture of personality

   • The superego
   • The ego
   • The id

2. The psychosexual stages of development

   • Oral stage (Birth - 18 months), Anal stage (18 months- 3 years), Phallic stage (3 years- 5 years),Latency stage (6 years- 11 years),Genital stage(12-18 years).

3. UNRESOLVED CONFLICTS. Fixation at oral stage Oral receptive personality -> very trusting, dependent on others Oral aggressive personality -> aggressive and dominating Fixation at anal stage Anal expulsive personality -> emotional, rebellious, messy Anal retentive personality -> mean, stubborn, obsessively tidy Fixation at phallic stage Phallic personality type -> self assured, vain , impulsive Fixation at genital stage Genital personality type -> well adjusted, mature, able to love and be loved.

4. Structure sof personality are unconscious - people do not know why they act the way they do. Conflicts between instincts, unconscious motives, past experiences, social norms influences behaviour.