Question

According to Freud, fixations such as nail biting and sarcasm occur if conflicts with stage ___ are not resolved.

Answer 1

According to Freud, fixations such as nail biting and sarcasm occur if conflicts with the oral stage are not resolved. The oral stage is the first of Freud's psychosexual stages of development, which occurs from birth to about 18 months. During this stage, an infant's pleasure centers on the mouth, and fixation can lead to behaviors such as nail biting, smoking, or sarcastic remarks later in life.