How would Sigmund Freud explain why some person has lasting concerns about dependence and independence?

A) The person has a strong id and a weak superego.
B) The person has a very high level of libido.
C) The person is engaging in projection and rationalization.
D) The person had a fixation during the oral stage.

Psychosexual Development

Freud's theory describing how personality develops through stages centered on erogenous zones from childhood to adulthood.

Oral Stage

In psychoanalytic theory, the first stage of psychological development, focusing on pleasures and frustrations associated with the mouth.

Superego

The component of the human psyche in Freudian psychoanalysis that is responsible for moral standards and self-criticism.