When Freud referred to the sexual drive of babies and young children, to what was he really referring?

A) the fact that sexual orientation is established from birth
B) the fact that children focus on their bodies to give them physical pleasure
C) the fact that children need to be taught about sexual morality from a very early age
D) the fact that children have genitals that distinguish them as male or female from birth

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When Freud referred to the sexual drive of babies and young children, to what was he really referring?

A) the fact that sexual orientation is established from birth
B) the fact that children focus on their bodies to give them physical pleasure
C) the fact that children need to be taught about sexual morality from a very early age
D) the fact that children have genitals that distinguish them as male or female from birth

Crystal Lopez · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : B, Explanation :  Freud believed in the concept of infantile sexuality, which suggested that even in infancy and childhood, individuals experience sexual pleasure through stimulation of their bodies, such as through breastfeeding, thumb-sucking, or other forms of autoeroticism. This did not refer to established sexual orientation or the need to be taught about sexual morality at a young age, but rather to the idea that even infants and young children have the ability to experience physical pleasure through their bodies. The development of a moral sense around sexuality is likely to occur later, in childhood or adolescence.

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