Question

Stevie Barker talks incessantly from morning until night. He also weighs 350 pounds and is a heavy drinker. When Stevie's colleague tells his analyst about Stevie, the analyst would likely say _______.

a. "Stevie's id has defective controls"b. "Stevie's Oedipus complex is not resolved"c. "Stevie has too much libido"d. "Stevie has an oral fixation"

Answer 1

Answer:

Stevie has an oral fixation.

Explanation:

Oral fixation occurs in the oral stage of development and is characterized by obsessive mouth stimulation. The most commonly suggested trigger for this type of fixation is when a child has a problem during the weaning stage; either being weaned too early or too late. Later in life, such a child may develop an obsession with activities that involve the mouth such as over-eating which leads up to being overweight, talking excessively, excessive drinking and in some cases a smoking addiction.

Answer 2

Answer:

Option D is the correct answer.

Explanation:

Steve activities are all spinning around his mouth. According to Freud, activities like drinking, eating, talking are always over-compensations to lack of nurturing during oral stage of child development.

Hence, option D is correct