In Freud's psychosexual stages, which stage centers on the erogenous zone?

In Freud's psychosexual stages, which stage centers on the erogenous zone?

• A. Oral
• B. Anal
• C. Phallic
• D. Latency

Answer: (C)

The idea being tested is how Freud linked each stage of development to a specific body area that provides the main source of pleasure. In the phallic stage, roughly from ages 3 to 6, the genitals become the primary erogenous zone. This stage is notable for the Oedipus and Electra complexes and for the child’s process of identifying with the same-sex parent, which helps shape gender identity and the development of the superego. Earlier stages focus on the mouth (oral) and the anus (anal), while latency is a calmer period with diminished sexual energy, and later the genital stage centers on mature sexual relationships within adulthood, still involving the genitals but in a different context.

The idea being tested is how Freud linked each stage of development to a specific body area that provides the main source of pleasure. In the phallic stage, roughly from ages 3 to 6, the genitals become the primary erogenous zone. This stage is notable for the Oedipus and Electra complexes and for the child’s process of identifying with the same-sex parent, which helps shape gender identity and the development of the superego. Earlier stages focus on the mouth (oral) and the anus (anal), while latency is a calmer period with diminished sexual energy, and later the genital stage centers on mature sexual relationships within adulthood, still involving the genitals but in a different context.