Pre-Oedipal Development
Birth till Age 3
Primary Narcissism -> the Double -> Otherness
Pre-Oedipal Development of the Nuclear Self (first two or three years of life) is the foundation of an individual Personality, which is established through a Learning Process initiated by parents, in which individuals modify their unrealistic beliefs about themselves and their caretakers, resulting in the firm establishment and Comfortable Utilization of skills and ability to see oneself as a Cohesive/CORE/CENTER of initiative and productivity
Postulated by Freud from '5 Psychosexual Stages of Development'
The Oral Stage whose Age Range from Birth to 1 y-o and mouth is where the erogenous zone located
The Anal Stage whose Age Range from 1 to 3 y-o and bowel and bladder control is where the erogenous zone located
Overview Psychosexual Development
To be psychologically healthy, we must successfully complete each stage. Freud's theory suggested that 'Heterosexual preferences' represent the "NORMAL" outcome of development while 'Homosexual preferences' represented deviation of this process. He wrote that, 'homosexuality cannot be classified as an illness neither a vice or something to be ashamed of, but we consider it to be a variation of the sexual function.'
What if Psychosexual Development failed and got stuck?
Mental Abnormality can occur if a stage is NOT completed successfully and the person becomes 'fixated' in a particular stage. This particular theory shows how Adult Personality is determined by Childhood Experiences(Growth and Development of Functional Mental Structure).
