Question

Carl is obsessed with cleanliness and control. Which stage of Freud’s Stages of Psychosexual Development has Carl become fixated at ?

• A. Anal Stage
• B. Oral Stage
• C. Latency Stage
• D. Phallic Stage

Answer 1

Answer:

A. Anal Stage

• Freud believed that we develop through stages based upon a particular erogenous (part of the body sensitive to sexual stimulation) zone.
• According to Freud’s theory, unsuccessful completion of a stage means that a child becomes fixated at that particular erogenous zone.
• Anal Stage. According to Freud’s theory Carl could have ended up on the opposite end of the spectrum and become messy and disorganized as a result of being fixated at the Anal Stage.