Question

inIngrid is a married woman who pursues sexual gratification by means of kissing rather than through sexual intercourse. According to Freud, this illustrates a(n): A) Oedipus complex. B) self-serving bias. C) fixation. D) projection. E) rationalization.

Answer 1

Answer: C) fixation.

Explanation: Fixation is a theory that was developed by Sigmund Freud to indicate the persistence of archaic (outdated) sexual traits. The term subsequently came to indicate object relationships with attachments to people or things in general, such is her idea to pursues sexual gratification by means of kissing rather than through sexual intercourse.