Virtual University of Pakistan

Department: BS Psychology
Semester Spring 2023
Personality Psychology (PSY405)
Student id: bc210420297
Question:
Read the given examples carefully and identify
the psychosexual stage associated with each
example. Also identify the erogenous zone
associated with each stage and give logical
justification (at least 3 points) why and how the
particular stage you identified is associated with
given examples.

Example Identification Erogenous zone Justification

of stage

The phallic Gentials • During this phallic stage ,which

Rehan is a 4-year- stage occur between the ages of 3 and 6
old child who childrens become aware of their own
enjoys exploring bodies and begin to explore their
his body and gentials. Rehan focus on his gentials
focuses more on and enjoyment in doing so aligns with
his genitals. He this stage
gets upset when
his parents scold • Rehan distress when scolded by
him for doing so. his parents for exploring his gentials
He is very can be understand as a menifastation of
competitive with the conflict and goilt associated with
his same-sex phallic stages
parent and tries to
do things better • Rehan competitive behaviour
than his father with his same sex parents particularly
and often imitates imitating his father is indicative of the
his actions. Oedipus complex ,a concept in the
phallic stage where fellings of
 attractive child experience competition
towards the same sex parents.

Ammar is a 9- The leatnecy During the latency • The inertness time frame
year-old child period period, the libido is happen between the ages of 5 years to
who is very sublimated i.e. 12 years, During the dormancy time
interested in channeled into frame, the moxie is sublimated for
sports and nonsexual activities example diverted into nonsexual
physical exercises like scholarly interests,
activities. He has sports, and friend relationships.so,
no interest in
sexual activities. • Ammar is a 9-year-old
He enjoys playing youngster who is extremely intrigued
rough games and by sports and proactive tasks. He cares
engaging in very little about sexual exercises. He
physical appreciates playing harsh games and
competitions with participating in actual rivalries with his
his friends. companions. Ammar tries to improve
Ammar tries to his social and communication skills in
develop healthy a healthy way.
social and
communication
skills.
Roha, a 6-month- Oral stages The mouth is • The oral stage time span occurs
old baby, obviously the body from birth to around one year of age
constantly puts structure most and centers around the mouth as the
her fingers and frequently primary erogenous zone. Roha
toys in her mouth. associated at this behavior of constantly putting her
Her mother time with both fingers and toys in her mouth as well
notices her reduction of as sucking their thumb aligns with this
sucking thumb for biological drives and stage
long. Roha enjoys pleasurable
exploring the sensations. • During oral stage infants
world through her explore the world primarily through
senses. their mouth. This behavior serve as a
way for infants to satisfy their oral
needs and derived pleasure from oral
stimulation

• Roha enjoyment of exploring

the world through sense with a focus
on oral sensations

The gential Gentials • The genital stage occurs

stage between 12 years to puberty With the
Talha, a young advent of puberty comes a resurgence
adult, is an of sexual and aggressive impulses
independent coupled with an increased awareness
person and has of and interest in the opposite sex.
strong sense of
self. His parents • The reproductive organs
observe him mature, and the endocrine system
having sexual secretes hormones that result in
interest in the secondary sex characteristics (e.g.,
opposite gender beards in males, breast development in
and notice that he females).
wishes to develop
a loving and
lifelong
relationship. • Talha, a young adult, is an
independent person and has strong
sense of self. His parents observe him
having sexual interest in the opposite
gender and notice that he wishes to
develop a loving and lifelong
relationship.