According to Freud, fixation results in
A) adult personality characteristics related to the stage at which the fixation occurred.
B) an increase in the amount of psychic energy available to the adult ego.
C) either castration anxiety or penis envy, depending on the gender of the child.
D) an increase in Freudian slips.

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According to Freud, fixation occurs when an individual becomes stuck in a particular stage of psychosexual development. When this happens, the person's adult personality characteristics often relate to the stage at which the fixation occurred. For example, an individual fixated at the oral stage may become overly dependent on others, while someone fixated at the anal stage may become overly controlling or obsessive.

According to Freud, Fixation Results in