How would Sigmund Freud explain why someone eats, drinks, or smokes too much?

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.

Oral Stage

In psychoanalytic theory, the first stage of psychosexual development, where a child's pleasure centers around the mouth.

Psychosexual Development

Psychosexual Development is a Freudian theory that proposes individuals pass through a series of stages from childhood to adulthood, where pleasure focuses on different parts of the body.

Superego

The superego is a component of Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytic theory, acting as the ethical component of the personality and providing moral standards by which the ego operates.