IX.

CLIENT-BASED PSYCHOPATHOLOGY

Sigmund Freud Psychosexual theory Erick Erickson’s psychosocial theory Dev’t stages
Oral Stage (Birth -1 year Old) Trust vs. Mistrust (Birth - 1 year Old)

Since RC is very dominant at this stage. It needs immediate gratification

-breast fed until age 1

- Bottle fed up to 5 yrs -cuddled by both parents and
- cuddled by both parents grandmother.
and grandmother - provided much attention
- shown genuine care

ID is too satisfies
View world as a safe
& dependable place
Fixation: Aggressive
Too
Trust much
Pleasure achieved by trust
smoking, drinking and
things are put in mouth.
Over dependence
towards her
parents’ decisions
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Anal Stage (2 – 3 yrs. Old) Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt (2 – 3 yrs. Old)
RC is influenced by outside
As the child tries to adjust to new Children tend to try to assert their opinions
agents interfering its main
challenges and do things in their own ways
function

Proper but not strict guidance Parents are protective and child
Parents were not that RC
over the child has freedom.
strict over his potty sometimes
training dominates

Proper but not strict Child feels confident of his

Proper ego No sense of guidance manifested abilities and actions. Child
formation self control feels adequacy of the things
he had done

No fixation Child does develop

independence and Autonomous
in his anal Lack of self
stage discipline competence.

Successful
transition
Child
becomes
impulsive High self-esteem
& independent to
others
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Phallic Stage (4 – 5 yrs. Old) Initiative vs. Guilt (4 – 5 yrs. Old)

Concentrates on the child’s

gratification involving genitals Can do other activities with
supervision of both parents -Parents are not strict
-Child being punished
Children on this stage whenever he does wrong
gratify sex instinct by Child’s motor and mental
developing incestuous abilities were expanded
desire fir the opposite sex and interests were
parent suppressed.

Mother gives
much attention to Permissive
Oedipus complex Productive Initiative
child.
Mother teaches
child everyday Mother is not strict
Child feared mother Development of
when she is angry positive behaviors
Super Ego
Repression and development
Identification is balanced
Ego paralysis
Inhibition, grows fearful in most situation
and over dependent on older people
Sigmund Freud Psychosexual theory Erick Erickson’s psychosocial theory Dev’t stages
Latency Stage (6 – 11 yrs. Old) Industry vs. Inferiority (6 – 11 yrs. Old)

Sexual Drive is diverted to Curiosity of children motivates

socially acceptable outlets them to discover things

Repressed Parents give positive

Libido reinforcements.
Parents are supportive

Child’s Attention Confidence build-up Balance:

is channeled into Proficiency
games and
activities that Poor intelligence
require most of development
their energy

Personality
enhanced
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Genital Stage (12 – 18 yrs. Old) Identity vs. Role Confusion (12 – 18 yrs. Old)

Basic task is independence from parents Teenagers should be future-oriented and

curiosity drives them for exploration

Psychosexual Unable to gain

development is responsibility
resolved development and
useful behavior

Ego is well-
formed Self-esteem
suffers

Role confusion
Social occurs
Gratification

Inability to
figure out role in
Responsibility the society
identification in
relationships
Poor environment
adaptation:
Aloof and Apathetic
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Intimacy vs. Isolation (19 – 40 yrs. Old)

Unresolved events in the past stages.

e.g. Love, depression

Not oriented by the parents in entering a

relationship

Shallow and short relationship

(fling, sex trips, casual sex)

Client terminated his relationship with

his girl friend.

Too much
Isolation
Loneliness

Maladaptive behavior:
Loose behavior