Psychosexual development

The concept of psychosexual development, as envisioned by Sigmund Freud at the end of the nineteenth and the beginning of the twentieth century, is a central element in his sexual drive theory, which posits that, from birth, humans have instinctual sexual appetites (libido) which unfold in a series of stages. Each stage is characterized by the erogenous zone that is the source of the libidinal drive during that stage. These stages are, in order: oral, anal, phallic, latency, and genital. Freud believed that if, during any stage, the child experienced anxiety in relation to that drive, that themes related to this stage would persist into adulthood as neurosis.

Karen Horney: Career and works

Horney took up a position within the Institute for Psychoanalysis in Berlin, where she lectured on psychoanalysis for several years. Karl Abraham, a correspondent of Sigmund Freud, regarded Karen Horney as an extensively gifted analyst and teacher of psychoanalysis.

Sigmund Freud: Freud’s legacy

Freud’s theories and research methods were controversial during his life and still are so today, but few dispute his tremendous impact on psychologists and many academic disciplines.

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