anal phase
- noun
- /ˈeɪnəl feɪz/
- Specialized
:
fase anal
- During the anal phase, children learn about control over their bowel movements.
Examples
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According to Freud, children experience the anal phase as they learn to control their bodily functions.
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Some behavioral issues in adults are sometimes attributed to unresolved conflicts during the anal phase.
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Psychologists often refer to the anal phase when discussing early childhood development stages.
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The anal phase is crucial for a child's development.
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During the anal phase, children learn about control.
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According to Freud, children experience the anal phase as they learn to control their bodily functions.
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Psychologists often refer to the anal phase when discussing early childhood development stages.
Synonyms
A childhood stage when pleasure and conflict focus on toilet training and bowel and bladder control
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound literally combines 'anal' (relating to the anus) with 'phase' (a stage), so a learner who knows both words can infer it denotes a developmental stage connected to the anal area. However, the specific psychoanalytic implications (toilet-training, control of bowel movements, and psychosexual pleasure) are specialized and not fully predictable from the parts alone, so full understanding requires prior exposure or background knowledge.
Etymology
Anal phase comes from early ideas about child development: anal refers to control of the bowels and phase means a stage. During this stage a young child learns 'toilet training' and how to control their bowel movements, so the name describes that early time of learning control.
