Explanation of how experiences in infancy might affect future relationships and social/emotional functioning as described by psychodynamic theories.
Personality development involves the process of intrapsychic described by psychodynamic theories which also focuses on the psychosocial development and its importance emphasized in experiences during early childhood (Robins, Chatterjee, & Canda, 2012). Additional key concepts includes rational action assisted through the existence of ego, defense mechanisms and its existence, and love and hate which is the experience of emotions that are opposite as a result of ambivalence feelings (Robins, Chatterjee, & Canda, 2012). In order to explain social/emotional functions experiences during infancy and
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Through the investment of libidinal energy, the infant receives pleasure of the mother’s breast or a substitute, the object is cathects by the child (Robins, Chatterjee, & Canda, 2012). Satisfying the infants need for comfort through instinctual gratification such as hunger, the need for tactile support is primary in this stage; however, receiving too much or too little satisfaction the infant’s personality development will be reflective of this. (Robins, Chatterjee, & Canda, 2012). The oral passive described as “sucking” and the oral aggressive defined as “biting” are the two phases divided by Freud (Robins, Chatterjee, & Canda, 2012). Furthermore, the infant distinguishes “self” from “not self” starts to distinguish as a basic ego begins to grow (Robins, Chatterjee, & Canda, 2012). “Self” is considered as things that brings pleasure, while things that do not is defined as “not self” thus, we see ambivalent feeling develops towards the mother as the id’s demands is not made available toward the infant (Robins, Chatterjee, & Canda, 2012). Finally, biting occurs as the ambivalence of love and hate is expressed during the latter part of this stage (Robins, Chatterjee, & Canda,