Permanently investing an excessive amount of libido in a particular stage of psychosexual development is called:
A) regression.
B) repression.
C) fixation.
D) retroaction.

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Fixation refers to the concept in psychoanalytic theory where an individual's libido (sexual energy) is stuck, or fixated, at a certain stage of psychosexual development. This can lead to personality traits and behaviors associated with that stage persisting into adulthood.

Permanently Investing an Excessive Amount of Libido in a Particular