Vanessa bites her nails so badly that they bleed, but she can't seem to stop herself from doing this. At what stage is Vanessa fixated, according to Freud?

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According to Freud's psychosexual stages, the oral stage occurs from birth to 18 months, during which the primary focus of pleasure is on the mouth. Nail-biting is an oral fixation, indicating that Vanessa may have unresolved conflicts during this stage of development. Therefore, Vanessa is fixated at the oral stage.

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