One theoretical development perspective Sigmund Freud's Psychoanalytical and Psychosexual Development Frued was an Austrian neurologist and developed a new way in understanding the personality of humans He is the founder of Psychoanalysis and the Psychoanalytic Theory Psychosexual development was also a Freudian theory this theory described how personality developed over the course of childhood Frued recognized early experiences as factors of later development Freud believed that personality developed through a series of childhood stages in which the pleasure seeking energies of the id become focused on certain erogenous areas According to this theory there are three elements of a person s personality There are different aspects of these three elements The first component in this theory is the ID this element operates on the pleasure principle The ID is considered the animalistic side and instincts on aggression and sex The Ego element is the second component this element operates on the reality principle and seeks the highest gratification but in the bounds of reality
