According to Bill's psychoanalyst, he was traumatized during the anal stage of his psychosexual development, which accounts for Bill's tightwad habits. Which of the following would be Freud's term for Bill's behavior?

a. anal retentive
b. anal expulsive
c. parsimonious
d. serendipitous


a

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