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Psychosexual Stage

Written by the Fiveable Content Team โ€ข Last updated August 2025
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Verified for the 2026 examโ€ขWritten by the Fiveable Content Team โ€ข Last updated August 2025

Definition

The psychosexual stages, proposed by Sigmund Freud, are developmental periods during which the id's pleasure-seeking energies focus on distinct erogenous zones.

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