THEORY OF PSYCHOSEXUAL DEVELOPMENT (SIGMUND FREUD)

Freud actually gave the idea about "inner conflicts" that can affect
one's behavior. Some psychologists, like Erik Erikson adapted this idea but
changed this from less sexual to more social in nature. The conflicts or crises
are important in a sense that they must be solved in order to successfully
and normally proceed to the next level of our development, and to avoid
fixation or maladjustment.
For instance, our pupils/students may be categorized into Phallic,
Latency or Genital stage of psychosexual development. Our role as teachers
therefore, is to assist our pupils/students solve or go through their inner
conflicts on these stages. We can actually help if we give them ample
attention in their certain needs.
For example, play is an outlet among children where their sexual drive
is being directed in the Latency Stage. If this will be suppressed, their will be
a possibility for the child to fixate, or will continue to play even inappropriate
for his/her age as an adult in the future.
As my conclusion, the application of Freud ideas to teaching and
learning is that it gives us an explanation of some of our pupils/students'
behavior that are manifested inside the classroom. However, the specific
application of this theory in the teaching-learning process is not yet fully
studied or experimented compared to other theories. What I presented here
are just some of the aspects in which this theory can be applied. As
teachers, the decision is still upon us on how will we use this knowledge to
assist our students. If you can add more of the applications, I will greatly
appreciate it.