There appears to be a link between dependent personality disorder and what psychodynamic theorists would label ________ behaviour problems.

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Psychodynamic theorists would label behaviours related to oral fixation as being associated with dependent personality disorder. This is because those with dependent personality disorder exhibit clingy and needy behaviours that are reminiscent of an infant's need for oral gratification (such as breastfeeding). This is sometimes referred to as an "oral fixation." The other answer choices (phallic, anal, genital) are not typically associated with dependent personality disorder.

There Appears to Be a Link Between Dependent Personality Disorder