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3) People learn to deal with members of the opposite sex in a socially and
sexually mature way.
4) If the stage is characterised by excessive stress or over-indulgence, it may
cause fixation to an earlier stage of development.

 This theory also states that as children proceed through the stages of
development, their view of the world modifies.
 If the child fails to pass through any stage successfully, it leads to fixation to
that stage.
 Due to fixation, the child‟s development gets arrested at an earlier stage.
 This failure may have serious consequences for the child‟s life.
 Regression is also an outcome in such situations.

- occurs when a person‟s resolution of problems at
any stage of development is less than adequate.
- takes a person back to an earlier stage.
- people display behaviours typical of a less mature
stage of development.

Module 8

POST-FREUDIAN APPROACHES

 After Freud, a number of theorist further developed their ideas. These theorists
have been called “neo-analytic or post Freudian”

In order to differentiate their work
from Freud‟s theory
 These theories are characterised by –

1. less prominent roles to sexual and
aggressive tendencies of the Id.

2. expansion of the concept of ego.

3. More emphasis is given to human
qualities

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