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As an adult,Mary spends considerable time each day cleaning her apartment,arranging her socks in a drawer until they are just right,and making schedules on a calendar.According to Freud,Mary is probably fixated in the __________ stage.

A) oral
B) anal
C) genital
D) phallic

Fixated

A state in which a person becomes obsessively focused on an object or issue, potentially due to unresolved developmental conflicts.

Freud

Sigmund Freud, an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a clinical method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst.

Anal Stage

The second stage in Freud's psychosexual development theory, focusing on toilet training and the child's control over bowel movements, which can influence personality.

  • Acquire knowledge about the theory behind psychosexual development and its distinctive stages.
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