Name: Anonymous 2010-02-18 2:51
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anal_stage
The anal stage in psychology is the term used by Sigmund Freud to describe the development at the age of one to two years of age. Around this age the child begins to toilet train which brings about the child's fascination in the erogenous zone of the anus. This is second stage of Freud's psychosexual stages. This stage represents a conflict with the id, ego, and superego. The child is approached with this conflict with the parent's demands. A successful completion of this stages depends on how the parents interact with the child while toilet training. If a parent praises the child and gives rewards using the toilet properly and at the right time then the child will successfully go through the stage. However, if a parent ridicules and punishes a child while they at this stage they can respond in negative ways. The child can respond to the harsh demands by refusing to use the toilet or by excreting maliciously. This behavior from a child can lead to an anal expulsive character. A child who has not successfully completed this behavior will become an adult who has an anally expulsive character. They will be characterized as disorganized, messy, reckless, careless, and defiant. If the child's tactics are overindulged then they can form an anally retentive character as an adult. The anal retentive character is the opposite of an anally expulsive character. This child will find pleasure in withholding faeces in the body. However, a child who has successfully completed this stage will be characterized as having used proper toilet training techniques throughout toilet training years and will successfully move on to the next stage of Freud's Psychosexual developmental stages. Although the stage seems to be about proper toilet training, it is also about controlling behaviors and urges. A child needs to learn certain boundaries when they are young so that in the future there will not be contention regarding what is over-stepping the boundaries.
The anal stage in psychology is the term used by Sigmund Freud to describe the development at the age of one to two years of age. Around this age the child begins to toilet train which brings about the child's fascination in the erogenous zone of the anus. This is second stage of Freud's psychosexual stages. This stage represents a conflict with the id, ego, and superego. The child is approached with this conflict with the parent's demands. A successful completion of this stages depends on how the parents interact with the child while toilet training. If a parent praises the child and gives rewards using the toilet properly and at the right time then the child will successfully go through the stage. However, if a parent ridicules and punishes a child while they at this stage they can respond in negative ways. The child can respond to the harsh demands by refusing to use the toilet or by excreting maliciously. This behavior from a child can lead to an anal expulsive character. A child who has not successfully completed this behavior will become an adult who has an anally expulsive character. They will be characterized as disorganized, messy, reckless, careless, and defiant. If the child's tactics are overindulged then they can form an anally retentive character as an adult. The anal retentive character is the opposite of an anally expulsive character. This child will find pleasure in withholding faeces in the body. However, a child who has successfully completed this stage will be characterized as having used proper toilet training techniques throughout toilet training years and will successfully move on to the next stage of Freud's Psychosexual developmental stages. Although the stage seems to be about proper toilet training, it is also about controlling behaviors and urges. A child needs to learn certain boundaries when they are young so that in the future there will not be contention regarding what is over-stepping the boundaries.