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Anal stage
18-3years toddler's sexual energy focuses on stimulation in the anal area from holding onto and expelling feces. Person who become fixated at this stage may be overcontrolled hoarding type of character. And the reverse may happen where one becomes messy, its not alwasy being neat. TERM 2
Phallic stage
DEFINITION 2 3-5 years the genital area of the body is the focus of the child's sexual feelings. Freud believed that the fate of the child's future psychological health was sealed during this phase when the child must deal with the most important issue of early lifeduring this stage the child becomes sexually attracted to the opposite gender parent TERM 3
Oedipus complex
DEFINITION 3 After oedipus the tragic character in ancient Greek lit who unknowingly killed his father and married his mother, TERM 4
Electra
Complex
DEFINITION 4 Based on Electra ancient Greek character who conspires to kill her mother. TERM 5
Latency
DEFINITION 5 5-12 years the child interacts with peers and imitates the behavior of the parent and other adults of the same sex as a child.
Genital stage
12 years thru Adulthood coinciding with the resurfacing of sexual energy prior to puberty, sexual feeling assoc. with the Oedipus complex begin to reappear. Adolescent must learn to transfer sexual attraction from parent to opposite sex peer or peers. TERM 7
Adult genitality
DEFINITION 7 the ability to express sexual feelings in a mature way and in appropriate contexts when individuals are able to work and love with another person. TERM 8
object relation
DEFINITION 8 object to refer to anyone or anything that is the target (objct) of an individual's instinctual desires. TERM 9
Attachment style
DEFINITION 9 Attachment theory describes the dynamics of long-term relationships between humans. Its most important tenet is that an infant needs to develop a relationship with at least one primary caregiver for social and emotional development to occur normally. TERM 10
Free Association
DEFINITION 10 the client speaks freely in therapy session and says whatever comes to mind.
