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According to Sigmund Freud, someone who has frequent casual sexual encounters and refuses to commit long-term to a partner because it would get in the way of his/her own goals, would be stuck in the _____ stage of development.

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The correct answer is Id

Id designates in psychoanalytic theory one of the three structures of the psychic apparatus. The id would be the source of psychic energy (libido). It is formed by drives - instincts, organic impulses and unconscious desires.

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