According to Freud's stages of psychosexual development, if someone is fixated at the oral stage and uses sublimation as a defense mechanism, they are most likely to

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be interested in poetry.
be interested in painting or sculpture.
strive for success.
seek knowledge, humor, and wit.

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If someone is fixated at the oral stage and uses sublimation as a defense mechanism, they are most likely to be interested in poetry.

Sublimation is a defense mechanism that involves channeling repressed impulses or desires into socially acceptable activities. Given the oral fixation can manifest in needs for oral stimulation or communication, poetry, which often involves verbal expression, would be a likely outlet.