Psychology Dictionary
  • Psychology Resources
  1. Home
  2. sphincter morality

sphincter morality

sphincter morality

in psychoanalytic theory, personality characteristics and behaviors, such as obstinacy, extreme orderliness, and parsimony, that are associated with an anal-retentive personality. See anal personality.

Related Terms

defensive attribution

defensive attribution a bias or error in attributing cause...

sexual identification

sexual identification the perception, starting during the f...

covert rehearsal

covert rehearsal a technique in which rote repetition in on...

alcohol flush reaction (AFR)

Sorry, "alcohol-flush-reaction-afr" is not in the Dictionary of Psychology. Plea...

cross-gender behavior

cross-gender behavior the process or habit of assuming the...

sleep–wake cycle

sleep–wake cycle the natural, brain-controlled bodily rhyth...

Quick Info

Category Psychology Term
Definitions 1
First Letter S

Browse by Letter


A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

© 2025 PsychologyDB.com All rights reserved.

Terms Sitemap Contact