Question No 24: What does Freud mean by the term "libido," and how does it relate to human behavior?
Answer: Libido is the primary life energy in the psyche, and according to Freud, it motivates human behavior, including sexual and aggressive instincts.
Question No 25: How many stages are there in Freud's psychosexual development theory?
Answer: There are five stages.
Question No 26: Describe the oral stage of psychosexual development.
Answer: It occurs from birth to 18 months and involves a focus on oral pleasure, potentially leading to adult behaviors like nail-biting or overeating.
Question No 27: What characterizes the anal stage in Freud's theory?
Answer: This stage, from 18 months to three years, revolves around the control of pleasure related to toilet training and can result in anal-retentive behaviors.
Question No 28: What happens during the phallic stage of psychosexual development?
Answer: It occurs from three to six years and involves children noting biological differences between the sexes.
Question No 29: What is the latency stage, and when does it occur?
Answer: The latency stage starts around six years for girls and seven to eight years for boys, during which they prefer the company of their own sex.
