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Kirsten Goldsworthy. 2-May-02. THE PSYCHOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT OF A CLIENT. From society's standpoint, one of the most important indexes of morality is the extent of which a person is able to resist pressures to violate social norms. A person who is able to resist the temptation in the absence of external surveillance not only has learned a moral rule but is internally motivated to abide by that rule. How do children acquire moral standards and what motivates them to obey these learned codes of conduct? There are several theories on moral development which have attempted to answer these questions. Freud's theory of moral development is very closely linked to aspects of his psychoanalytic theory. Freud's theory was quite controversial and appeared to be mainly concerned with sex. However, looking at some of his work and theory's there are perhaps some areas we may be able to relate to or even understand. Darwin influenced Freud. He...

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