Annotated Bibliography : Sigmund Freud Freud's Psychosexual Development in Psychology 101 at AllPsych Online. (n.d.). Retrieved November 19, 2014, from http://allpsych.com/psychology101/sexual_development.html Within the webpage Freuds Psychosexual Development in Psychology 101, the various stages and consequences of the unfulfillment of each stage are discussed. The author begins by stating that the theory is very widely known , but also very controversial. Each stage in Freud's Psychosexual Development holds negative consequences that will affect each person's personality in the future such as being gullible , taking up bad habits such as nail biting , and smoking that occur if oral stage requirements aren't met . This source also …show more content…
the webpage starts by describing Freud's belief of life being built around tension and pleasure caused by libido. McLeod goes on to explain that Freud believed that the first five years are crucial to the formation of adult personality. Each psychosexualstage has a certain conflict that must be resolved before advancing to the next stage.each stage requires the expenditure of sexual energy , the more an individual expends at each stage the more important skills they will retain as they mature. Another aspect of Freuds beliefs that are discussed is overindulgence , frustration and fixation ; frustration and overindulgence may cause fixation at any psychosexual stage, it is caused when someones libido is permanently invested at a stage of psychosexual development . Within this source each aspect of the pschycosexual develpoment is described in very large detail. The information presented is of a professional , credible manner and is at a very high level in comparison to other sources. The extensive references to libido was a different angle that enabled the reader to have a stronger understanding tin comparison to the previous …show more content…
this source explains various ways fathers approval has an impact on a woman's self esteem and sexuality.this source is a credible source due to the extensive research behind it. According to the study there were many methods and aspects that were taken into effect when coming conclusion.in comparison to other sources the article by T.S Scheffler and P.J Naus shows realistic evidence that connects Freuds Electra Complex theory to todays society