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	Terminology associated with Freud's stages of psychosexual development has found wide, popular usage in a variety of [[Register (linguistics)|registers]] and fields of activity (see, [[Sigmund Freud#Pop Culture|Freud and Popular Culture]]).		Terminology associated with Freud's stages of psychosexual development has found wide, popular usage in a variety of [[Register (linguistics)|registers]] and fields of activity (see, [[Sigmund Freud#Pop Culture|Freud and Popular Culture]]).
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		+	Freud theorized that the [[libido]] developed in individuals by changing its object, through the process of [[transference]]. He argued that humans are born "[[polymorphous perverse]]", meaning that any number of objects could be a source of pleasure. However, to this day, there is no scientific justification of this theory and generally not an accepted model among practicing psychologists. Following a biological logic, Freud established a rigid model for that "normal" [[sexual development]] of the [[human being]], or the "libido development". Each child passes through five psychosexual stages. During each stage, the [[Ego, Superego and Id|id]] focuses on a distinct <em>erogenous zone</em> on the body. The term "psychosexual infantilism," refers to those who become fixated in this way and fail to mature through the [[psychosexual stages]] into [[heterosexuality]]. [[Freud]] related the resolutions of the stages with adult personalities and [[personality disorders]].
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		+	Despite their popularity among psychoanalytical psychologists, Freud's psychosexual theories are commonly criticized as being [[sexist]]. For example, Freud stated that young females develop "[[penis envy]]" toward the males during their psychosexual development. In response, [[Karen Horney]], a German Freudian psychoanalyst, argued that young females develop "[[power envy]]" instead of "[[penis envy]]" toward the male.
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The concept of psychosexual development, as envisioned by Sigmund Freud at the end of the nineteenth and the beginning of the twentieth century, is a central element in the theory of psychology. It consists of five separate phases: oral, anal, phallic, latency, and genital. In the development of his theories, Freud's main concern was with sexual desire, defined in terms of formative drives, instincts and appetites that result in the formation of an adult personality.

Terminology associated with Freud's stages of psychosexual development has found wide, popular usage in a variety of registers and fields of activity (see, Freud and Popular Culture).

Introduction

Freud theorized that the libido developed in individuals by changing its object, through the process of transference. He argued that humans are born "polymorphous perverse", meaning that any number of objects could be a source of pleasure. However, to this day, there is no scientific justification of this theory and generally not an accepted model among practicing psychologists. Following a biological logic, Freud established a rigid model for that "normal" sexual development of the human being, or the "libido development". Each child passes through five psychosexual stages. During each stage, the id focuses on a distinct erogenous zone on the body. The term "psychosexual infantilism," refers to those who become fixated in this way and fail to mature through the psychosexual stages into heterosexuality. Freud related the resolutions of the stages with adult personalities and personality disorders.

Despite their popularity among psychoanalytical psychologists, Freud's psychosexual theories are commonly criticized as being sexist. For example, Freud stated that young females develop "penis envy" toward the males during their psychosexual development. In response, Karen Horney, a German Freudian psychoanalyst, argued that young females develop "power envy" instead of "penis envy" toward the male.