Even though Freud is criticized for his psychoanalytic development theory, his theory really gave way to defining developmental psychology. Freud believed a person’s problem was result of experiences early in life, while this can be true I don’t think they are as a result of the conflicts in the stages he defines, but rather they may be factors but not the cause. Freud did however open the door for others to dispute or enhance his findings so that the field of developmental psychology could develop.
While I don’t necessarily agree with the outcomes of the conflicts in his stages I do see some truth in the behaviors of his stages. In the oral stage the baby is rather fixated with sucking and putting everything in it's mouth, in the anal stage children do begin to become more independent and learn or begin to learn how to defecate, but I don’t believe they become as fixated with it as Freud thinks and in the other stages Freud defines there are behaviors consistent with that age of the child.
So, as I stated earlier that even though Freud’s Theory has been widely criticized it was the stepping stones for research in developmental psychology in which others could build upon.
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Freud was a break through for developmental psychology. I think that his work covered alot of ground. Freud began the theory's on things such as anal retentiveness and obsessive compulsive personality disorder. Obsessive compulsive personality disorder and obsessive compusive disorder are two disorders that cause great troubles and discomfort in people's lives today. These disorders are very common today. If it was not for Freud's studies, where would we be today with these issues? Freud was a great starting point for developmental psychology, even though times have changed and greater things have been found out since then his work is always good for great reflection.
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