freud final stage of psychosexual development begins at puberty, when the young adolescent starts to mature sexually , and last through adulthood in the genital stage libido is again focused in genital area. now,however,it is directed toward heterosexual,rather than autoerotic (masturbatory),pleasure.the greater an individual success in reaching the genital stage without large amounts of labido fixated in pregenital stages,the greater will be the person capacity to lead a normal life free of neurosis and to enjoy genuine heterosexual relationships