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what happens when children receive too little or too much gratification in any of freuds five psychosexual stages?

they get stuck at the particular stage and cannot move to the next until it is corrected.

they are at risk of fixation and this disruption in development can show up in adult personality.

nothing happens; they are not effected by too little or too much gratification.

they must relearn the previous stage for a foundation for the next.

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Explanation:

According to Freud's psychosexual development theory, receiving too much or too little gratification at any stage leads to fixation. This unresolved conflict from the stage manifests as traits in adult personality, rather than a complete inability to progress or needing to re-learn prior stages.

Answer:

They are at risk of fixation and this disruption in development can show up in adult personality.