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View synonyms for anal personality

anal personality

  1. A popular term for “anal retentive personality ,” a personality marked by excessive orderliness, extreme meticulousness, and often suspicion and reserve. According to psychoanalysis , an anal personality is formed in early childhood as a result of efforts to control bowel movements. ( See anal stage , genital stage , and oral stage ; compare oral personality .)


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