Two-year-old Damien frequently refuses to obey his parents because he derives immense pleasure from demonstrating his independence from their control. Freud would have suggested that Damien is going through the ________ stage of development.

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According to Freud's psychosexual stages of development, the anal stage occurs between the ages of 1 and 3, during which children derive pleasure from bowel and bladder elimination and asserting control over their environment. Refusing to obey and demonstrating independence are examples of control and autonomy, which align with the characteristics of the anal stage. Therefore, the best choice is B) anal stage.

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