HyperDic: anal_personality

English > 1 sense of the expression anal personality:
NOUNattributeanal personality, anal retentive personality(psychoanalysis) a personality characterized by meticulous neatness and suspicion and reserve
English > anal personality: 1 sense > noun 1, attribute
Meaning(psychoanalysis) a personality characterized by meticulous neatness and suspicion and reserve; said to be formed in early childhood by fixation during the anal stage of development (usually as a consequence of toilet training).
Synonymanal retentive personality
Categorypsychoanalysis, analysis, depth psychologyA set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders
BroaderpersonalityThe complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual

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