MCAT Behavioral Sciences Question 80: Answer and Explanation
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Question: 80
5. A person keeps his desk extremely tidy and becomes very nervous whenever things are disorganized or out of place. In which of the following stages would a psychodynamic therapist say the man had become fixated?
- A. The oral stage
- B. The anal stage
- C. The phallic stage
- D. The genital stage
Correct Answer: B
Explanation:
Both excessive organization and excessive sloppiness are indicative of fixation in the anal stage of psychosexual development—what is commonly referred to as anal-retentiveness.