Question

All of the following statements about Freud's phallic stage are true except one. Which statement is FALSE?

A) The phallic stage is one of Freud's psychosexual stages of development.
B) The phallic stage typically occurs during early childhood, around ages 3 to 6 years.
C) Freud proposed that during the phallic stage, children experience the Oedipus or Electra complex.
D) Freud suggested that conflicts arising during the phallic stage have no lasting impact on personality development.

Answer 1

The false statement about Freud's phallic stage is that conflicts arising during it have no lasting impact on personality development; in contrast, Freud suggested that unresolved conflicts can lead to fixations impacting adulthood.

Step-by-step explanation:

The statement about Freud'sboverly frustrated during the phallic stage, this can result in what Freud called a fixation, potentially influencing the child's adult personality.