Psychodynamic approach to gender development Flashcards
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how does freud describe gender development
its part of our progress through the psychosexual stages of development
when does gender develop according to Freud in psychodynamic approach
gender develops during the phallic stage of development between ages 3 - 6
what are children prior to the phallic stage of psychosexual stages of develop according to freud
children are described as bisexual, menaing they had no gender identitiy of feminine or masucline.
what is the main focus of the phallic stage in terms of gender development
a fixation on pleasure and the genitals where they must resolve their complex (oedipus + electra) to form their gender identity.
define identification in psychodynamic approach to gender development
the process of acquiring the characteristics of the same-sex parent as a result of resolving their complex thus adopting that particular gender identity.
define internalisation, in terms of psychodynamic approach to gender development
the incorporation of the same–sex parent into an individuals personality
define repression
the process of mvoing thoughts into the unconscious mind that the ego cannot handle
who is the oedipus complex for?
MALES
TRUE OR FALSE: males have an electra complex
FALSEEE
females
what do boys desire and become aware of during the oedipus complex
boys desire their mothers becoming aware of their sexuality
who do boys see as competition for their mothers love
their fathers are seen as rival for their mothers love
what happens to the boy when they see their father as rival
they wish their fathers dead, creating fears of castration (catsration anxiety) which eventually is repressed
what do boys begin to do with their fathers to resolve conflict experienced
The boy begins to identify with the father to resolve conflict meaning he incorporates his father into his own personality. They repress the feelings for their mother and the boy then internalises the male-gender role as he recognises this as the appropriate behaviour
how do young girls feel towards their mothers during the genital stage
girls resent their mother
why do young girls resnt their mothers
they resent their mothers because they were not born with a penis and believes she has been castrated
what do young girls suffer with during genital stage
PENIS ENVY…`as they want to have a penis
What do girls learn about penis’
they cannot have one
what does penis envy get substituted with after girls learn they cannot have a penis
their desire to have a baby
what do girls develop once they begin to desire having a baby
they develop an attraction for their fathers to provide them with a baby
what do girls become after developing attraction for fathers and how does this lead to the internalisation of the female gender
they become anxious that their mother would find out about desire for father therefore, they identify with their mothers repressing their feelings for their fathers. following this, they internalise the female gender role.
what would happen to a boy/girl fi they were to fail to complete the oedipus or electra complex
this failure would result in them having a confused gender identity and sexual identity possibly leading to being homosexual.
what does the successful completion of the designated complex lead to
results in the acquisition of your gender identity be it masculine or feminine
WHO researched WHAT case study to provide evidence of the oedipus complex
FREUD conducted the Little Hans case study (1909)
what was the aim of the case study into little hans
to demonstrate the existence of the oedipus complex
