Anal stage
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The anal stage in psychology is the term used by Sigmund Freud to describe the development during the second year of life, in which a child's pleasure and conflict centers are in the anal area. This stage is exemplified by a toddler's pleasure in controlling his or her bowels. This is second of Freud's psychosexual stages. Inability to resolve the conflicts of this stage may cause anal retentiveness.
See also: oral stage and genital stage.
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