Theodore is an adult who is rather obsessive about his masculinity and looks and is considered by some women to be sexually aggressive. If Freud were to classify this behavior as a fixation, at which psychodynamic stage of development might Theodore have gotten stuck?
A. Anal fixation
B. Phallic fixation
C. Latent fixation
D. Genital fixation
Answer: B
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