anal retentive personality meaning
Noun: anal retentive personality
- (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)
- anal personality
Derived forms: anal retentive personalities
Type of: personality
- anal retentive: Adjective: anal re ...
- anal-retentive: [Medicine] adj : c ...
- anal personality: Noun: anal persona ...
