When anxious, Akbar tends to smoke, Gayle bites her nails, and Julio overeats. According to Freud, all of these people were most likely fixated during the __________ stage.

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These behaviors (smoking, nail-biting, overeating) are associated with oral activities, suggesting fixation at the oral stage according to Freud's psychosexual stages of development.

When Anxious, Akbar Tends to Smoke, Gayle Bites Her Nails