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

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Freud's theory of psychosexual development is based on the stages of oral, anal, phallic, latency, and genital. In the oral stage, individuals seek pleasure through their mouths, and fixation can lead to habits such as smoking or nail-biting. Therefore, the best choice for this scenario is option B- oral stage.

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