Arrange the psychosexual stages of personality development in their correct order.
A. Latency stage
B. Genital stage
C. Oral stage
D. Phallic stage
E. Anal stage

Correct option is C

Sigmund Freud’s psychosexual stages of development describe how personality develops through different childhood stages, each focusing on a different erogenous zone. The correct sequence is:

Oral Stage (C) – (0 to 1 year)
-Focus: Mouth (sucking, biting)
-Fixation: Smoking, overeating, nail-biting in adulthood.

Anal Stage (E) – (1 to 3 years)
-Focus: Anus (toilet training)
-Fixation: Orderliness (anal-retentive) or messiness (anal-expulsive).

Phallic Stage (D) – (3 to 6 years)
-Focus: Genitals (Oedipus & Electra Complex)
-Fixation: Problems with authority, relationships, and sexual identity.

Latency Stage (A) – (6 to 12 years)
-Focus: Dormant sexual feelings, development of social and cognitive skills.

Genital Stage (B) – (12 years and beyond)
-Focus: Maturation of sexual interests and relationships.

Information Booster:
Fixation
-Becoming "stuck" at a psychosexual stage due to unresolved conflicts or overindulgence.
-Leads to adult traits:
-    Oral: Dependency, aggression, optimism/pessimism.
-    Anal: Perfectionism, rigidity (retentive) or messiness (expulsive).
-    Phallic: Promiscuity, pride, relationship issues.

Regression
-Reverting to earlier stage behaviors under stress.
-Examples: Nail-biting (oral) or controlling behavior (anal).

Oedipus Complex
-Boys desire mother, see father as rival.
-Unresolved: Guilt, anxiety, relationship difficulties.

Electra Complex
-Girls desire father, see mother as rival.
-Unresolved: Similar to Oedipus complex.

Repression
-Pushing traumatic thoughts into the unconscious.
-Can cause issues if conflicts resurface later.

Defense Mechanisms
-Ego strategies to manage anxiety:
-    Denial: Ignoring reality.
-    Projection: Blaming others for one’s thoughts.
-    Sublimation: Redirecting impulses into acceptable activities.