EDU120 (Human Development) Final Exam Review
exam question and answer graded A+ 2025/2026
psychoanalytic theory - ✔✔A theory developed by Freud that attempts to explain
personality, motivation, and mental disorders by focusing on unconscious
determinants of behavior
Who was Freud? - ✔✔-first psychoanalyst
-proposed 5 psychosexual stages during which sensual satisfaction is linked to
developmental needs and conflicts
-suggests early conflict resolution determines personality pattern
What are Freud's psychosexual stages? - ✔✔oral stage, anal stage, phallic stage,
latency stage, genital stage
Oral Stage (birth-1 year) - ✔✔the lips, the tongue, and the gums are the focus of
pleasurable sensations in the baby's body, and sucking and feeding are the most
stimulating activities.
Anal Stage (1-3 years) - ✔✔The anus is the focus of pleasurable sensations in the
baby's body, and toilet training is the most important activity
Phallic Stage (3-6 years) - ✔✔Freud's third stage of development, when the penis
becomes the focus of concern and pleasure and girls wonder why they don't have
them
Latency Stage (6-puberty) - ✔✔stage focuses on dormant sexual feelings
, Genital Stage (puberty on) - ✔✔sexual feelings re-emerge and are oriented
toward others
Erik Erikson (1902-1994) - ✔✔Described eight developmental stages, each
characterized by a challenging developmental crisis
Proposed five psychosocial stages build on Freud's theory, but added three adult
stages
What are the 8 psychosocial stages? - ✔✔trust vs mistrust
autonomy vs shame and doubt
initiative vs guilt
industry vs inferiority
identity vs role confusion
intimacy vs isolation
generativity vs stagnation
integrity vs despair
Trust vs. Mistrust (birth-1 year) - ✔✔Infants learn that they can or cannot trust
others to take care of their basic needs
Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt (1-3) - ✔✔Children either become self-sufficient
in many activities, including toileting, feeding, walking, exploring, and talking, or
doubt their own abilities.
exam question and answer graded A+ 2025/2026
psychoanalytic theory - ✔✔A theory developed by Freud that attempts to explain
personality, motivation, and mental disorders by focusing on unconscious
determinants of behavior
Who was Freud? - ✔✔-first psychoanalyst
-proposed 5 psychosexual stages during which sensual satisfaction is linked to
developmental needs and conflicts
-suggests early conflict resolution determines personality pattern
What are Freud's psychosexual stages? - ✔✔oral stage, anal stage, phallic stage,
latency stage, genital stage
Oral Stage (birth-1 year) - ✔✔the lips, the tongue, and the gums are the focus of
pleasurable sensations in the baby's body, and sucking and feeding are the most
stimulating activities.
Anal Stage (1-3 years) - ✔✔The anus is the focus of pleasurable sensations in the
baby's body, and toilet training is the most important activity
Phallic Stage (3-6 years) - ✔✔Freud's third stage of development, when the penis
becomes the focus of concern and pleasure and girls wonder why they don't have
them
Latency Stage (6-puberty) - ✔✔stage focuses on dormant sexual feelings
, Genital Stage (puberty on) - ✔✔sexual feelings re-emerge and are oriented
toward others
Erik Erikson (1902-1994) - ✔✔Described eight developmental stages, each
characterized by a challenging developmental crisis
Proposed five psychosocial stages build on Freud's theory, but added three adult
stages
What are the 8 psychosocial stages? - ✔✔trust vs mistrust
autonomy vs shame and doubt
initiative vs guilt
industry vs inferiority
identity vs role confusion
intimacy vs isolation
generativity vs stagnation
integrity vs despair
Trust vs. Mistrust (birth-1 year) - ✔✔Infants learn that they can or cannot trust
others to take care of their basic needs
Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt (1-3) - ✔✔Children either become self-sufficient
in many activities, including toileting, feeding, walking, exploring, and talking, or
doubt their own abilities.
