And give a description of one who is "anal."
2006-09-06 16:05:59 · 6 answers · asked by Tom 7 in Health ➔ Mental Health
The term anal-retentive (or anally retentive, in popular use often simply anal) is one of a variety of examples of Freudian terminology that have found their way into common usage with a slight shift in the original meaning.
The anal stage of motivational development is characterized by the child's central area of bodily concern in the rectum. Bowel movements become a source of pleasure to the child. The child may defecate to receive pleasure. However, gaining pleasure from defecating brings the child into conflict with the parents regarding toilet training. Freud claimed that delays during this stage (or this stage occurring prematurely) can cause fixation. Fixation during the anal stage can result in anal retention in which a person exhibits compulsive cleanliness, orderliness, or fussiness." -- http://www.alleydog.com/glossary/A.asp
2006-09-06 16:08:58 · answer #1 · answered by It's MEEEE!!!! 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, the people I wind up dating! Anal retentive is a polite word for a ss*holes.
2006-09-06 16:22:07 · answer #2 · answered by pinkrosegreeneyes bluerose 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's Freudian. A person who never progresed past the anal stage. All perception of joy is focussed in controlling that segment. It isnow used in pop-culture to mean up tight, worried, anxious, whiney, ect..
2006-09-06 16:09:34 · answer #3 · answered by knowledgeisgood 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
in layman's term.. anal retentive means perfectionism in one's personality.. sometimes they're the one's with OCD...
part of the psycho sexual stage of Sigmund Freud...
2006-09-06 16:15:57 · answer #4 · answered by kim B 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
anybody seen as "nit-picking", overly worried about small details, style and etiquette, uptight or distressed over ordinarily minor problems, and unable to adopt a philosophical attitude toward mistakes.
2006-09-06 16:09:56 · answer #5 · answered by Amyboo 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's someone who is so uptight that they can't even "let go" long enough to take a crap; someone unusually fussy or picky; example: Martha Stewart (sorry Martha).
2006-09-06 16:25:49 · answer #6 · answered by deonne r 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋