If in Your Development You Had Become Fixated at the Anal

question 75

Multiple Choice

If in your development you had become fixated at the anal stage (according to Freud's theory) which of the following would likely characterize your behaviour?

• A) You would be sexually attracted to the opposite-sex parent.
• B) You would be overly inclined to seek pleasure and avoid pain.
• C) You would be concerned with control and with rules.
• D) Your self-esteem would be dependent on others' views of you.

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