You notice your classmate Hannah chewing on her pencil as she takes her psychology final. Which psychosexual stage may not have been resolved?
A) genital
B) phallic
C) oral
D) anal
Answer: C
Rationale: According to Freud, adults who are orally fixated may be prone to excesses of eating, drinking, and smoking or, conversely, may try to avoid oral stimulation as much as possible. In this example, Hannah's chewing on her pencil would most likely be interpreted by Freud as evidence that she never fully resolved the oral stage.
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