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Anal-Expulsive Personality

According to Freud, an anal-expulsive personality results from fixation during the anal stage, typically caused by overly lenient parental approaches to toilet training. This lack of structure can lead to insufficient self-control, manifesting in adulthood as a messy, careless, and disorganized personality prone to emotional outbursts.

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