Sullivan's stages of development differ from Freud's in that Sullivan placed more emphasis on what Freud called
A)infancy.
B)the Oedipal stage.
C)the latency period.
D)the prenatal period.
E)the sadistic-anal period.

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Sullivan placed more emphasis on the interpersonal relationships and social interactions during childhood and adolescence, whereas Freud focused more on the psychosexual stages of development, including the Oedipal stage and the sadistic-anal stage. Sullivan's stages are as follows: infancy, childhood, the juvenile era, preadolescence, early adolescence, and late adolescence. None of these stages coincides with the prenatal period.

Sullivan's Stages of Development Differ from Freud's in That Sullivan