Which stage in Freudian theory comes after the Phallic Stage in the sequence?

Which stage in Freudian theory comes after the Phallic Stage in the sequence?

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

Answer: (B)

Freud’s psychosexual development follows a fixed sequence, and after the phallic stage comes the latency stage. In this period, roughly from about ages 6 to puberty, sexual feelings are repressed and energy is redirected toward school, friendships, and hobbies, helping the personality consolidate what was learned earlier. The genital stage then appears at puberty, with renewed sexual energy aimed at forming intimate relationships and bearing/raising offspring. So the stage that follows phallic is latency.

Freud’s psychosexual development follows a fixed sequence, and after the phallic stage comes the latency stage. In this period, roughly from about ages 6 to puberty, sexual feelings are repressed and energy is redirected toward school, friendships, and hobbies, helping the personality consolidate what was learned earlier. The genital stage then appears at puberty, with renewed sexual energy aimed at forming intimate relationships and bearing/raising offspring. So the stage that follows phallic is latency.