... the persuasion of peers, hobbies, family, and role models. This period is a time of exploration in which sexual energy begins to strongly develop, which is also known as puberty. The latent period is also very important in development of social and communication skills and self-confidence. The genital stage is the pyscho-sexual stage in which sexual interests mature fully. This ... develop a strong personality for an individual to be able to express. The individual will begin to fully understand their interests and find the opportunity of expressiveness through their wardrobe. The laten...

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... mother (or father in females) (Boeree, 1997). After the first three stages of psychosexual development is the latent stage, which lasts until puberty. During this stage, there is little sexual impulse. Freud believed that this was so learning could occur with sexual distraction .The latent stage leads into the genital stage. This stage begins at the same time as puberty and lasts for ... abated. Freud also believed that dreams provided a window into the unconscious, so dream interpretation played a big role in his therapies. He believed that dreams contained both manifest and latent con...

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