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The pleasures of masturbation and the fantasy life of children set the stage for
the Oedipus complex.
The child’s unconscious sexual attraction to and wish to possess the parent of
the opposite sex, the hostility and desire to remove the parent of the same sex,
and the subsequent guilt about these wishes constitute the conflict the child
faces.
The conflict is resolved when the child begins to identify with the parent of the
same sex.
The emergence of the superego is the solution to and the result of these intense
impulses.

Latency Stage (6 to 12 Years)

The latency stage is a tapering off of conscious biological and sexual urges.
The sexual impulses are channeled and elevated into a more culturally accepted
level of activity such as intellectual pursuits and social communication.
Growth of ego functions and the ability to care about and relate to others
outside the home is the task of this stage of development.

Genital Stage (12 Years and Beyond)

The genital stage emerges at adolescence with the onset of puberty, when the
genital organs mature.
The individual gains gratification from his or her own body.
During this stage, the individual develops satisfying sexual and emotional
relationships with members of the opposite sex.
The individual plans life goals and gains a strong sense of personal identity.

Practice Questions

149. The clinic nurse is preparing to explain the concepts of Kohlberg’s theory of
moral development with a parent. The nurse should tell the parent that
which factor motivates good and bad actions for the child at the
preconventional level?
1. Peer pressure
2. Social pressure
3. Parents’ behavior
4. Punishment and reward
150. The maternity nurse is providing instructions to a new mother regarding the
psychosocial development of the newborn infant. Using Erikson’s
psychosocial development theory, the nurse instructs the mother to take
which measure?
1. Allow the newborn infant to signal a need.
2. Anticipate all needs of the newborn infant.
3. Attend to the newborn infant immediately when crying.
4. Avoid the newborn infant during the first 10 minutes of crying.

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