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NR605 Final Exam 2025 Actual Psychiatric-
Mental Health Across the Lifespan I
Practicum |Questions and Correct Elaborated
Answers with Rationales |Already Graded
A+.
MULTIPLE CHOICES
According to Freud, which stage of psychosexual development is focused on the mouth
as the erogenous zone?
A) Anal stage
B) Oral stage
C) Phallic stage
D) Latent stage
Oral stage
Explanation: In the oral stage (birth to 1 year), pleasure is centered on the mouth, such as
sucking and eating. Fixation here could lead to habits like smoking or overeating later in life.
At what age does the anal stage of psychosexual development typically occur?
A) Birth to 1 year
B) 1 to 3 years
C) 3 to 6 years
D) Puberty to death
1 to 3 years
Explanation: The anal stage occurs between ages 1 and 3, with focus on bowel and bladder
control. Fixation here may lead to issues with orderliness or messiness as an adult.
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Which stage is associated with children becoming aware of their genitals and developing
the Oedipus/Electra complex?
A) Oral stage
B) Anal stage
C) Phallic stage
D) Latent stage
Phallic stage
Explanation: The phallic stage (ages 3–6) centers on the genitals. Freud believed this stage
included the development of the Oedipus complex in boys and the Electra complex in girls.
Which stage is characterized by a relative calm, where sexual impulses are dormant and
children focus on school, friendships, and hobbies?
A) Oral stage
B) Anal stage
C) Latent stage
D) Genital stage
Latent stage
Explanation: From age 6 to puberty, Freud believed the libido is repressed, allowing children
to develop social and cognitive skills instead of sexual interests.
Which psychosexual stage marks the final stage, where mature sexual interests emerge?
A) Anal stage
B) Phallic stage
C) Latent stage
D) Genital stage
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Genital stage
Explanation: The genital stage begins at puberty and continues into adulthood. It is
characterized by the maturation of sexual interests and the ability to form balanced, loving
relationships.
According to Freud, what happens if a person does not successfully resolve conflicts at a
given stage of psychosexual development?
A) They regress back to infancy
B) They develop fixation at that stage
C) They skip the next stage
D) They lose their personality
They develop fixation at that stage
Explanation: Freud believed unresolved conflicts or unmet needs during a stage lead to
fixation, which can affect adult personality and behavior patterns.
Which behavior best represents fixation in the oral stage?
A) Extreme neatness
B) Smoking or overeating
C) Repression of sexual feelings
D) Excessive competitiveness
Smoking or overeating
Explanation: Fixation at the oral stage, where the mouth is the erogenous zone, may show up
as habits like smoking, nail-biting, or overeating in adulthood.
The oral stage is primarily focused on which activity?
A) Toilet training
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B) Exploration of genitals
C) Sucking and feeding
D) Learning social rules
Sucking and feeding
Explanation: In the oral stage, infants gain pleasure and comfort through feeding, sucking,
and other oral activities.
What is the main developmental task of the anal stage?
A) Learning to trust caregivers
B) Toilet training and control of elimination
C) Forming friendships outside the family
D) Exploring gender roles
Toilet training and control of elimination
Explanation: The anal stage centers on bowel and bladder control. Toilet training is the key
conflict of this stage.
Which personality trait may result from fixation at the anal stage?
A) Oral dependence
B) Anal-retentive or anal-expulsive behaviors
C) Oedipal conflict
D) Social withdrawal
Anal-retentive or anal-expulsive behaviors
Explanation: Fixation in the anal stage can result in either excessive orderliness and control
(anal-retentive) or messiness and rebellion (anal-expulsive).
According to Freud, which conflict arises during the phallic stage?
NR605 Final Exam 2025 Actual Psychiatric-
Mental Health Across the Lifespan I
Practicum |Questions and Correct Elaborated
Answers with Rationales |Already Graded
A+.
MULTIPLE CHOICES
According to Freud, which stage of psychosexual development is focused on the mouth
as the erogenous zone?
A) Anal stage
B) Oral stage
C) Phallic stage
D) Latent stage
Oral stage
Explanation: In the oral stage (birth to 1 year), pleasure is centered on the mouth, such as
sucking and eating. Fixation here could lead to habits like smoking or overeating later in life.
At what age does the anal stage of psychosexual development typically occur?
A) Birth to 1 year
B) 1 to 3 years
C) 3 to 6 years
D) Puberty to death
1 to 3 years
Explanation: The anal stage occurs between ages 1 and 3, with focus on bowel and bladder
control. Fixation here may lead to issues with orderliness or messiness as an adult.
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Which stage is associated with children becoming aware of their genitals and developing
the Oedipus/Electra complex?
A) Oral stage
B) Anal stage
C) Phallic stage
D) Latent stage
Phallic stage
Explanation: The phallic stage (ages 3–6) centers on the genitals. Freud believed this stage
included the development of the Oedipus complex in boys and the Electra complex in girls.
Which stage is characterized by a relative calm, where sexual impulses are dormant and
children focus on school, friendships, and hobbies?
A) Oral stage
B) Anal stage
C) Latent stage
D) Genital stage
Latent stage
Explanation: From age 6 to puberty, Freud believed the libido is repressed, allowing children
to develop social and cognitive skills instead of sexual interests.
Which psychosexual stage marks the final stage, where mature sexual interests emerge?
A) Anal stage
B) Phallic stage
C) Latent stage
D) Genital stage
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Genital stage
Explanation: The genital stage begins at puberty and continues into adulthood. It is
characterized by the maturation of sexual interests and the ability to form balanced, loving
relationships.
According to Freud, what happens if a person does not successfully resolve conflicts at a
given stage of psychosexual development?
A) They regress back to infancy
B) They develop fixation at that stage
C) They skip the next stage
D) They lose their personality
They develop fixation at that stage
Explanation: Freud believed unresolved conflicts or unmet needs during a stage lead to
fixation, which can affect adult personality and behavior patterns.
Which behavior best represents fixation in the oral stage?
A) Extreme neatness
B) Smoking or overeating
C) Repression of sexual feelings
D) Excessive competitiveness
Smoking or overeating
Explanation: Fixation at the oral stage, where the mouth is the erogenous zone, may show up
as habits like smoking, nail-biting, or overeating in adulthood.
The oral stage is primarily focused on which activity?
A) Toilet training
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B) Exploration of genitals
C) Sucking and feeding
D) Learning social rules
Sucking and feeding
Explanation: In the oral stage, infants gain pleasure and comfort through feeding, sucking,
and other oral activities.
What is the main developmental task of the anal stage?
A) Learning to trust caregivers
B) Toilet training and control of elimination
C) Forming friendships outside the family
D) Exploring gender roles
Toilet training and control of elimination
Explanation: The anal stage centers on bowel and bladder control. Toilet training is the key
conflict of this stage.
Which personality trait may result from fixation at the anal stage?
A) Oral dependence
B) Anal-retentive or anal-expulsive behaviors
C) Oedipal conflict
D) Social withdrawal
Anal-retentive or anal-expulsive behaviors
Explanation: Fixation in the anal stage can result in either excessive orderliness and control
(anal-retentive) or messiness and rebellion (anal-expulsive).
According to Freud, which conflict arises during the phallic stage?
