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Psychodynamic theorists explain obsessive-compulsive personality disorder as a fixation at the:

A) oral stage.
B) anal stage.
C) phallic stage.
D) genital stage.

Psychodynamic Theorists

Scholars and clinicians who emphasize the systemic study of the psychological forces that underlie human behavior, feelings, and emotions and how they might relate to early experience.

Obsessive-Compulsive

Referring to Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), a mental disorder where individuals have recurring, unwanted thoughts (obsessions) and behaviors (compulsions) that they feel the urge to repeat over and over.

Anal Stage

In psychoanalytic theory, the second 18 months of life, during which the child’s focus of pleasure shifts to the anus.

  • Describe the theoretical approaches to understanding personality disorders.
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