A four-year-old girl sucks her thumb, a teenager binges on food, and an adult woman bites her fingernails. According to the Freudian theory of psychosexual development, all three are fixated at the ________ stage.

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The oral stage occurs from birth to 18 months and is focused on the mouth as the center of pleasure and exploration. Fixation at this stage can manifest as oral habits such as thumb-sucking, nail-biting, or overeating.

A Four-Year-Old Girl Sucks Her Thumb, a Teenager Binges on Food