Maria takes good notes in class.Whenever someone who has missed class due to illness asks her if he can copy her notes,she grips them tightly and says "No! They're mine,and I don't wish to share them." A psychoanalytic theorist would probably contend that Maria has a(n)_______ fixation.
A)oral
B)anal
C)phallic
D)genital

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According to Freud's theory of psychosexual development, the anal stage occurs between the ages of 1 to 3 years old and is characterized by the child's focus on control and elimination. If a child becomes fixated at this stage, they may develop traits of being overly controlling, stubborn, and withholding. Maria's behavior of gripping her notes tightly and refusing to share them can be seen as a manifestation of this anal fixation.

Maria Takes Good Notes in Class