​Arrange the following in the sequence of personality development propounded by psychoanalytic theory

A. Children refuse to defecate in the toilet, while some hold back the feces

B. Children enjoy breastfeeding by the mother and put everything in the mouth
C. Children develop interest in opposite sex
D. Children are found to play with their genital organs

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct option is C

The correct sequence is B → A → D → C, based on Sigmund Freud's psychosexual stages of development:

B. Oral Stage (0-1 year):

• During this stage, the mouth is the primary erogenous zone. Infants derive pleasure from activities like sucking, breastfeeding, and putting things in their mouths.

A. Anal Stage (1-3 years):

• Focus shifts to the anus, and children derive pleasure from controlling bowel movements. Toilet training becomes significant, and behaviors like withholding or expelling feces may occur.

D. Phallic Stage (3-6 years):

• Children become aware of their genital organs and explore them. This stage is associated with the development of the Oedipus/Electra complex.

C. Latency and Genital Stage (6 years and onward):

• In the latency stage, sexual interests are dormant, but during the genital stage, children develop an interest in the opposite sex, marking the onset of mature sexual behavior.

Information Booster:

Regression is a defense mechanism where an individual reverts to behaviors typical of an earlier psychosexual stage during times of stress, anxiety, or conflict.

Fixation occurs when a person becomes "stuck" in one of Freud's psychosexual stages due to unresolved conflicts or overindulgence/frustration during that stage. This fixation influences adult personality traits and behaviors.