According to Bill's psychoanalyst,he was traumatized during the anal stage of his psychosexual development,which accounts for Bill's tightwad habits.Which of the following would be Freud's term for Bill's behavior?
A)anal retentive
B)anal expulsive
C)parsimonious
D)serendipitous

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Freud believed that during the anal stage of psychosexual development, individuals could become fixated on issues surrounding control and cleanliness. Those who become fixated in the first stage may develop anal-retentive behaviors, such as excessive orderliness, stinginess, obstinacy, and meticulousness. Therefore, Bill's behavior of being a tightwad is most closely related to Freud's concept of anal-retentive.

According to Bill's Psychoanalyst,he Was Traumatized During the Anal Stage