The nurse is collecting a history from the parents of a 4-year-old female at a well-child visit. The parents express concern that they often find their daughter performing what appears to be masturbation. The nurse offers reassurance by explaining which stage of development according to Freud?
A) Oral
B) Phallic
C) Anal
D) Latency

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The phallic stage occurs between the ages of 3 and 6 years, and pleasure centers on the child's discovery that self-stimulation is enjoyable. The oral stage is seen in infants where pleasure centers around the mouth and putting things in the mouth. The Anal stage occurs between 18 months and 3 years of age and is when tension and release of tension occur through anal elimination. The latency stage occurs between the ages of 6 years and puberty during which interest in sexuality is repressed.

The Nurse Is Collecting a History from the Parents of a 4-Year-Old