Cool post !

I tend to agree with Alder's theories more than Freud's. In our formative years we are not sexual beings, so suggesting that all our motivations stem from sexuality just seems wrong to me.

It seems more likely that the sexual connotations are an overlay that becomes implemented in later years. Someone who was sexually abused as child in their formative years could be heavily influenced by the mechanisms Freud purported but I dare say most people aren't.

Maybe Freud's dad messed with him when he was a boy ?