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Jamal sucked his thumb until age eight. As an adult, he smokes, chews gum, and thinks constantly of food. Psychoanalysts would describe Jamal as having a (an)
(A) obsession.
(B) orally controlled libido.
(C) Oedipus complex.
(D) oral fixation.
(E) mother complex.
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(D) oral fixation.
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Psychoanalysts would say that Jamal has an oral fixation. They would argue that some
traumatic event during the oral stage (birth to one year) caused some of his libidinal energy to become fixated in that stage. Orally controlled libido is a made-up distractor, Oedipus complex refers to boys’ supposed sexual desires for their mothers, and mother complex is a term that Jung might use.
traumatic event during the oral stage (birth to one year) caused some of his libidinal energy to become fixated in that stage. Orally controlled libido is a made-up distractor, Oedipus complex refers to boys’ supposed sexual desires for their mothers, and mother complex is a term that Jung might use.
Posted : 06/03/2024 6:23 pm