one strength of Freuds psychosexual development - practical
it is useful because it provides practical and useful ways to help understand and help children
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one weakness of Freuds psychosexual development - general
it only creates a case study for one individual therefore the information should be careful generalising
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one strength of freuds psychosexual development - fixations
there is some evidence to suggest that children do demonstrate infantile sexuality, experience oepidus and electra complexes and that adults suffer from problems and fixations due to these
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one weakness - credibility
it lacks credibility. they are not that believable. Masson argued that Freuds theories lack credibility because they are not true and reflect his own biases
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one weakness - sexist
it is based entirely on male development instead of females.
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one weakness - libido
hard to test scientifically such as concepts like the libido
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weakness - vague
freuds predictions are too vague. too long between order and effect to establish connection
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one weakness of Freuds psychosexual development - general
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it only creates a case study for one individual therefore the information should be careful generalising
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one strength of freuds psychosexual development - fixations
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