0-18 months, pleasure centers on the mouth- sucking, biting, chewing

0-18 months, pleasure centers on the mouth- sucking, biting, chewing

• A. Oral Stage
• B. Anal Stage
• C. Phallic Stage
• D. Latency Stage

Answer: (A)

Focusing on mouth-centered pleasure in early infancy is Freud’s first psychosexual stage—the oral stage. From birth to about 18 months, sucking, biting, and chewing provide the primary source of gratification, tying feeding and exploration together through the mouth. This timeframe and focus fit the description perfectly. The anal stage would involve bowel and bladder control during toilet training, the phallic stage centers on the genitals and issues of identity, and the latency stage is a relatively calm period with less sexual energy. Knowing that the mouth is the main route to pleasure at this stage helps explain why this description points to the oral stage, and it also sets up how later behaviors (like oral habits or tendencies toward dependence or overeating) might reflect fixation if that stage isn’t resolved.

Focusing on mouth-centered pleasure in early infancy is Freud’s first psychosexual stage—the oral stage. From birth to about 18 months, sucking, biting, and chewing provide the primary source of gratification, tying feeding and exploration together through the mouth. This timeframe and focus fit the description perfectly. The anal stage would involve bowel and bladder control during toilet training, the phallic stage centers on the genitals and issues of identity, and the latency stage is a relatively calm period with less sexual energy. Knowing that the mouth is the main route to pleasure at this stage helps explain why this description points to the oral stage, and it also sets up how later behaviors (like oral habits or tendencies toward dependence or overeating) might reflect fixation if that stage isn’t resolved.