deeply in the value of his discoveries and rarely simplified
or exaggerated them for the sake of popular acceptance. (apa.org) He saw that those who sought to change themselves or others must face realistic difficulties. But he also showed us that, while the dark and blind forces in human nature sometimes seem overwhelming, psychological understanding, by enlarging the realm of reason and responsibility, can
make a substantial difference to troubled individuals and even to civilization as a whole. Building on such ideas and ideals, psychoanalysis has continued to grow and develop as a general theory of human mental functioning, while always maintaining a profound
respect for the uniqueness of each individual life. (psych.nwu.edu). Sigmund Freud interpreted the behavior in human beings as the outcome of a drive that constantly seeks releases. (Frey, 04/06). However, up to this contexts it could be seen that Freuds psychoanalytic theory explains the most about the human nature (Freud, introduction). According to Freud, people are often compelled to do things without knowing the reasons for their actions; the motivation for their actions is unconscious (Freud, Civilization and its discontents). Sigmund Freud has many theories on how people develop. His most influential theory to the development of the human mind was his five psychosexual stages. Freud's belief was that children were done developing after they finished going through
puberty. The stages started with infants describing this as the oral stage, or the sucking stage. The anal stage deals with the one and two year olds. This age group is starting to potty train. After this stage the three through five-year-olds go through the phallic
stage. (Freud, Civilization). The child focuses on the genitals, as they discover it is enjoyable.
Freuds fourth stage is the latency stage, including children six to twelve years. (Freud, Civilization). This is when their sexu...