| NOUN | attribute | oral personality | (psychoanalysis) a personality characterized either by generous optimism or aggressive and ambitious selfishness |
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| Meaning | (psychoanalysis) a personality characterized either by generous optimism or aggressive and ambitious selfishness; formed in early childhood by fixation during the oral stage of development. | |
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| Category | psychoanalysis, analysis, depth psychology | A set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders |
| Broader | personality | The complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual |
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