Sigmund Freud's psychosexual theory
A) was developed through careful observations of his own children.
B) emphasizes that how parents manage their child's fears is crucial for healthy sexual development.
C) emphasizes five parts of the personality that become integrated during a sequence of three stages.
D) was developed through having emotionally troubled adults talk freely about painful events of their childhoods.

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Freud developed his psychosexual theory through his practice of psychotherapy, where emotionally troubled adults would talk freely about painful events of their childhoods. He used these observations to develop his theory of psychosexual development, which emphasized the importance of early childhood experiences on personality development.

Sigmund Freud's Psychosexual Theory