C.J. gains comfort through eating and drinking. She also cries to gain attention from her parents or to express discomfort. Freud would say that C.J. is in which stage of development?

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According to Freud's psychosexual stages of development, infants aged 0-18 months are in the oral stage, where they gain pleasure primarily through their mouths, such as through eating, sucking, and mouthing objects. Crying is also a form of oral satisfaction in that it helps the infant release tension and gain attention from caregivers. Therefore, C.J.'s behaviors suggest that she is in the oral stage of development.

CJ Gains Comfort Through Eating and Drinking