HyperDic: anal_retentive

English > 1 sense of the expression anal retentive:
ADJECTIVEallanal retentive, anala stage / stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is concentrated on the anal region
English > anal retentive: 1 sense > adjective 1
MeaningA stage / 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..
Synonymanal
Categorypsychoanalysis, analysis, depth psychologyA set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders
OppositeoralA stage / stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is concentrated in the mouth
Spanishanal
Catalananal

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