Netizen: I read a lengthy discussion on Freud's psychosexual development ... and I just wonder if it is worth our time; to learn about psychology's mumbo-jumbo. For a layman ... everything is a blur ... everything sounds Greek to me.
Why is it important to know a little about the 5 stages of psychosexual development?
Freud's theory of psychosexual development is important because it helps us understand how issues starting at the time the child is born and while passing the 5 stages (oral, anal. phallic, latent, genital), can affect behaviors when he becomes an adult. Ultimately, it's a way to help us become more conscious of the way we parent and raise our children, along with giving us insight as to how and why we act the way we do.
Sigmund Freud's theories and work to the uninformed helped shape the current views of the why's of a person's behavior ... also his personality, sexuality, and memory. Freud's work also laid the foundation for many other theorists to formulate ideas, while others developed new theories in opposition to his ideas.
In layman's terms, so you will understand ... Sigmund Freud's theory suggests that human behavior is influenced by unconscious memories, thoughts, and urges. This theory also proposes that problems that were not resolved in the 5 stages of the child's development can result in fixations and pronounced carry-over traits can be overtly seen when she becomes an adult.
So tell me, do you think your matter of factly attitude (or your cavalier negative reaction) about learning new things that were out of the box of your expertise ... or your line of work ... matches the gravity of the situation when you see abnormal symptoms from your close friend or your brothers and sisters, or your colleague?
Would you not feel good, if you have handled the situation more adeptly and professionally? If you saw your brother who has a short fuse and is too quick to react angrily even to matters that are simple and minor ... and his temper is up on the roof ... wouldn't it feel like a consolation knowing where your brother is coming from ... and you understood him very well?
If you see your mother exhausted because of repetitive and constant handwashing ... don't you find solace in knowing your mom's history and appreciate her struggles? If your best friend flirts with men, and people give her monicker as the hometown floozy ... wouldn't you find comfort in the fact that you know what stage she got the fixation and getting her professional help is a step in the right direction?
It can even happen to you. If you see something out of order, (or something out of hand) don't you have the impetus to reexamine yourself and trace where the problem originated?
Understanding human behavior is so complex ... but don't just brush what you read as unimportant. The life you save ... maybe your own.
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