Freud would say that a typical 5-year-old child is in the phallic stage of development.
What is the phallic stage of development?
The phallic stage is the third stage of psychosexual development, lasting three to six years, and is characterized by the infant's libido (desire) focusing on their genitalia as the erogenous zone.
- The kid becomes aware of physical sex differences, which begins the battle between sexual desire, anger, rivalry, jealousy, and fear, which Freud referred to as the Oedipus complex (in males) and the Electra complex (in girls).
- This is handled through the identification process, in which the kid adopts the features of the same-sex parent.
- The Oedipus complex is the most crucial feature of the phallic stage. This is one of Freud's most contentious notions, which many people completely reject.
- The Oedipus complex takes its name from the Greek tale in which Oedipus, a young man, murders his father and marries his mother.
- When he realizes this, he pokes his eyeballs out and goes blind. This Oedipal is the umbrella name for both the Oedipus and Electra complexes.
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