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anal retentive
anal retentive n (Psychoanalysis) a person who exhibits anal personality traits adj (Psychoanalysis) exhibiting anal personality traits ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | anal retentive - a stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is concentrated on the anal region; fixation at this stage is said to result in orderliness, meanness, stubbornness, compulsiveness, etc.analdepth psychology, psychoanalysis, analysis - a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud; "his physician recommended psychoanalysis" |
anal retentive
anal retentive Psychiatry adjective Referring to a person with an “anal personality”, who, according to classic Freudian psychoanalysis, has traits that arose in the anal phase of psychosexual development, in which defecation constituted the primary source of pleasure and retention of faeces is viewed as a manifestation of defiance to a parent figure. Vox populi adjective A popular term referring to an anal-retentive person, who is obstinate, rigid, meticulous, compulsive and overly conscientious.AcronymsSeearomaticanal retentive Related to anal retentive: Obsessive compulsive disorder, Type A personality, Oral fixationSynonyms for anal retentiveadj a stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is concentrated on the anal regionSynonymsRelated Words- depth psychology
- psychoanalysis
- analysis
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