Question

multiple choice question
freud theorized that adults who were obsessively clean and relied heavily on inflexible schedules were fixated at the ______ stage of development.

○ phallic
○ anal
○ genital
○ oral

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Explanation:

Freud's psychosexual development theory states that fixation at the anal stage (1-3 years old, focused on bowel/bladder control) leads to traits like obsessiveness, strict orderliness, and inflexibility in adulthood, which matches the described behaviors. The other stages are linked to different traits: oral (dependency), phallic (gender identity/guilt), genital (mature intimacy).

Answer:

B. anal