Freud’s psychosexual stages (oral, anal, phallic, latent and genital) and the role of the unconscious in the development of personality.
Past Paper Questions
Stuart is a four-year-old boy who enjoys spending time with his mother. His father decided to take him on a fishing trip. Stuart became afraid and said he did not want to go. Identify which Freudian psychosexual stage Stuart is in. (1) October 2016
Stijn is seven months old. His parents have bought him a new toy which he likes to put in his mouth. His sister, Lieke, is four years old. She does not like spending time with her mother and says she does not like Stijn. (a) Identify which psychosexual stage of development Stijn is in according to Freud. (1) October 2020
2 Markers
Explain, using Freudian theory, why Stuart became afraid. (2) October 2016
Shruthri was given a bag of sweets by her mother and told not to eat any before her dinner. Shruthri ate all the sweets. Explain, using Freudian theory, which part of Shruthri’s personality was responsible for her behaviour. (2) October 2016
Explain, using Freudian theory, which part of Shruthri’s personality should have stopped her eating all the sweets. (2) October 2016
Explain one weakness of Freud’s psychosexual stages of development. (2) October 2016
4 Markers
Describe Freud’s psychosexual stages of development in relation to the behaviour of Anya and Gregor. (4) October 2019
Explain one strength and one weakness of Freud’s psychosexual stages of development. (4) October 2019
Stijn is seven months old. His parents have bought him a new toy which he likes to put in his mouth. His sister, Lieke, is four years old. She does not like spending time with her mother and says she does not like Stijn. (b) Describe, using Freud’s psychosexual stages, the behaviour Lieke may show. (4) October 2020
8 Marker
Evaluate Freud’s psychosexual stages in the development of personality. (8) January 2017
12 Marker
Evaluate Freud’s psychosexual stages of development. (12) October 2017
Philippe is 27 years old. He finds it hard to maintain a romantic relationship. He has just separated from his partner. Philippe’s partner said that Philippe was looking for a mother not a romantic partner. The partner also claimed that Philippe had deliberately caused arguments, though Philippe denies this. Philippe has started smoking cigarettes again. His home is messier than usual now there is no one else there to help with the cleaning. Evaluate Freud’s psychosexual stages of development as an explanation of Philippe’s behaviour. You must make reference to the context in your answer. (12) January 2021
