Human Growth and Development / Unit 18 HGD 2559 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Freud's Legacy
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The idea
Freud's psychosexual stages are the most disputed classic, entry 0026: hard to test and failed on key claims, while unconscious processes and ego defenses have research support.
In practice
Vaillant's mature defenses in midlife, entry 1954, a psychoanalytic idea tested in a long-term study.
Where people slip
Erikson's psychosocial theory, entry 0026 notes, is psychodynamic theory's lifespan descendant.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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