Ravi latency stage

latency phase

1. LATENCY STAGE PRENTED BY:- RAVI SHANKAR KUMAR M.A . 3 rd SEMESTER

2. Psychosexual stages were given by Sigmund Freud. According to him, personality is mostly established by the age of five . Early experiences play a large role in personality development and continue to influence behavior later in life. Freud believed that personality develops through a series of childhood stages during which the pleasure-seeking energies of the Id become focused on certain erogenous areas. This psychosexual energy, or libido (sex drive) , was described as the driving force behind behavior.

3. According to him from birth on, we have an innate tendency to seek pleasure, especially through physical stimulation and particularly through stimulation of parts/zones of the body that are sensitive to touch: The mouth The anus The genitals Which are referred to as erogenous zones. Various body zones are active as per the age and stage or there occur shift of dominant erogenous zone from one age/ stage to other.

4. LATENCY AGE GROUP – 7 to 13 years . Sexual thoughts repressed- Sublimation Child explores Focus is on social and intellectual skills

5. At this stage, sexual drive lay dormant. The stage begins around the time that children enter into school and become more concerned with peer relationships, hobbies and other interests. Sexual energy is still present, but it is directed into other areas such as intellectual pursuits and social interactions. Child usually has few opposite sex friends. This stage is important in the development of social and communication skills and self-confidence. A sign of fixation in this stage is a lack of close friends

6. It occurs at approximately between 6 years of age until puberty. At this stage, the child represses all interest in sexuality and develops social and intellectual skills.

7. The pursuit of social and academic activities channels much of the child’s energy into emotionally safe areas and aids the child in forgetting the highly stressful conflicts of the phallic stage

8. Sexual desires renewed Individual seeks relationships with others

9. Stage Age Point of Interest Activities for Gratification Latency 6-puberty Environment -games, play Freud’s psychosexual stages development During the latent period, the  point of  interests are suppressed . The stage begins around the time that children enter into school and become more concerned with peer relationships, hobbies and other interests. The latent period is a time of exploration in which the sexual energy is still present, but it is directed into other areas such as intellectual pursuits and social interactions. This stage is important in the development of social and communication skills and self-confidence.

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