Gene spends a good deal of time bragging about his numerous sexual exploits.Freud would have suggested that Gene is fixated at the ________ stage.

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According to Freud's psychosexual theory, the phallic stage (ages 3-6) is the stage during which children's primary focus of pleasure is on their genitals, and they may develop an Oedipus or Electra complex. Gene's boasting about his sexual exploits suggests a fixation at this stage, as he may have unresolved issues regarding his sexual development during this time.

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