Child development has been described as a series of psychosexual stages. These can be outlined as oral, anal, phallic, latency, and genital. Each one plays a role in adult personality that can be determined by age 50. This theory of stages was explained in 1915 by whom?

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In Three Essays on the Theory of Sexuality, Freud describes how adult personalities develop from childhood. If all psychosexual stages are completed successfully, an adult will have a healthy personality. Should a child get fixated on one stage, the result could be abnormal behavior later in life. This theory is both widely known and controversial.

Child Development Has Been Described as a Series of Psychosexual