Freud's five developmental stages are collectively known as what?

Freud's five developmental stages are collectively known as what?

• A. Psychosexual stages
• B. Erikson's stages
• C. Piaget's stages
• D. Kohlberg's levels

Answer: (A)

Freud’s five developmental stages are known as psychosexual stages. This term links personality growth to how a child’s pleasure and energy (the libido) are expressed through different body zones at different ages. Each stage centers on a specific erogenous zone—oral, anal, phallic, latency, and genital—and how well the child navigates the conflicts tied to that zone shapes aspects of later personality. If conflicts aren’t resolved, a person can become fixated at that stage, influencing behavior in adulthood. The other options point to different theories: Erikson’s approach outlines eight psychosocial tasks across the lifespan, Piaget describes four stages of cognitive development, and Kohlberg maps stages of moral reasoning.

Freud’s five developmental stages are known as psychosexual stages. This term links personality growth to how a child’s pleasure and energy (the libido) are expressed through different body zones at different ages. Each stage centers on a specific erogenous zone—oral, anal, phallic, latency, and genital—and how well the child navigates the conflicts tied to that zone shapes aspects of later personality. If conflicts aren’t resolved, a person can become fixated at that stage, influencing behavior in adulthood.

The other options point to different theories: Erikson’s approach outlines eight psychosocial tasks across the lifespan, Piaget describes four stages of cognitive development, and Kohlberg maps stages of moral reasoning.