Fixation

toc = Definition: = Arrested development at a psychosexual stage occuring because of excessive gratification or frustration at that stage. Gen Psych, Chapter 11, Pg. 353

= Examples: = Overindulgence at any stage may leave a person psychologically unwilling to move on to the next stage, whereas too little gratification may leave the person trying to make up for unmet needs.

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