In the classic sitcom The Odd Couple,it was amazing that Oscar and Felix got along because Oscar was such a slob and Felix was so obsessively neat.From a Freudian perspective,what could be said about the way these two men made it through the anal stage of development?
A)Oscar had an anal expulsive personality and Felix had an anal retentive personality.
B)Oscar had an anal retentive personality,and Felix had an anal expulsive personality.
C)Fixation does not apply to either person.
D)Oscar had an anal retentive personality,but Felix was not fixated.

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According to Freudian theory, during the anal stage of development, children experience pleasure in controlling their bowel movements. An anal expulsive personality develops when a child is overly satisfied with excreting their waste and becomes messy and disorganized in other aspects of their life. An anal retentive personality develops when a child is overly fixated on withholding their waste and becomes overly neat and obsessed with order. In The Odd Couple, Oscar is messy and disorganized, indicating an anal expulsive personality, while Felix is obsessively neat, indicating an anal retentive personality.

In the Classic Sitcom the Odd Couple,it Was Amazing That