According to Sigmund Freud,a person who smokes or overeats is probably fixated at the _____ stage.

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According to Freud's psychosexual stages of development, the oral stage occurs from birth to 18 months, where the mouth is the primary focus of pleasure and fixation at this stage can lead to oral habits such as smoking and overeating. The anal stage, B), occurs from 18 months to 3 years and fixation at this stage can lead to issues with control and orderliness. The phallic stage, C), occurs from 3 to 6 years and is characterized by a focus on the genitals and gender identity. The latency stage, D), occurs from 6 years to puberty and is a period of relative calm in which there is a focus on social and cognitive development.

According to Sigmund Freud,a Person Who Smokes or Overeats Is