Sylvia prides herself on being neat, orderly, and controlled. Her brother, Gustav, knows himself to be messy, creative, and emotionally wild. Based on these two extremes, we can assume that both have:

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According to Freudian psychoanalytic theory, individuals who are particularly neat, orderly, and controlled, as well as those who are considered messy and exhibit a lack of control, may be described as having an anal fixation. This concept arises from Freud's stages of psychosexual development, specifically the anal stage, where the focus is on bowel and bladder elimination, and coping with demands for control.

Sylvia Prides Herself on Being Neat, Orderly, and Controlled