Case study research involves an in-depth, detailed examination of a single case, such as a person, group, event, organization, or location, to explore causation in order to find underlying principles and gain insight for further research.| Simply Psychology
Sigmund Freud (1856 to 1939) was the founding father of psychoanalysis, a method for treating mental illness and a theory explaining human behavior.| Simply Psychology
Freud’s psychosexual theory suggests that personality develops through a series of stages centered around different erogenous zones. These stages - oral, anal, phallic, latent, and genital - each represent a key period in a child's development. Freud believed that unresolved conflicts during these stages could lead to personality issues in adulthood.| Simply Psychology
The Oedipal complex occurs during the Phallic stage of development (ages 3-6) in which the source of libido (life force) is concentrated in the erogenous zones of the child's body (Freud, 1905).| Simply Psychology
