Freud believed that problems and conflicts encountered at any of the psychosexual stages will influence an individual's personality in adulthood. Conflicts resulting in a person being deprived or overindulged at a given stage could result in the development of a fixation.
Deprivation throughout the stages:
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References:
Gilbert, Daniel T., Daniel M. Wegner, and Matthew K. Nock. "Personality."Psychology. By Daniel L. Schacter. Third ed. N.p.: Worth, n.d. 471-503. Print. |