"In the psychology of Freud, the anal stage is said to follow the oral stage of infant/early-childhood development. This is a time when an infant's attention moves from oral stimulation to anal stimulation (including the bowels and bladder), usually synchronous with learning to control their excretory functions, a time of toilet training. Freud theorized that children who experience conflicts during this period of time may develop "anal" personality traits, namely those associated with a child's efforts at excretory control: orderliness, stubbornness, a compulsion for control.[1] Those whose anal characteristics continue into later life are said to be "anal retentive", or conversely, those who reject anal characteristics are said to have "anal expulsive" personality types. Some believe this to be a mild expression of obsessive-compulsive disorder or obsessive-compulsive personality disorder.
Although Freud's theories on early childhood have been influential to the psychological community, research suggests that the overall pattern of parental attitudes has a much more concrete effect on how an infant will grow up. There is no conclusive research linking anal stage conflicts with anal personality types."
That was actually part of a Wikipedia entry on "anal-retentive", which I found Site-ed in the Wikipedia entry for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.
- Holy cow! *That* could be why I'm so 6ed up! I remember my mother had a great deal of anxiety during my "toilet learning", and maybe communicated some of that to me.
(Does my wish for an adult-sized pacifier mean part of me is still in the oral phase?)
- Maybe I should try also "wiping" before "flushing" - editing before posting - ha.
This post ©reated by Ribonuff on October 10, 2007.
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
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As with most disorders of this nature, OCD seems to be caused by a combination of both psychological and biological factors. I followed the route of Group A streptococcus as mentioned in the article, and a quick Google search for streptococcus AND ocd turned up quite a few research papers and articles establishing a link. That could help to explain some things.
Interesting - but I don't think it can easily be proven - plus good luck getting any medical establishment person to entertain this idea.
The medical community is actually fairly aware of it, I just don't think a lot of doctors take the time to diagnose or consider the seriousness of these illnesses.
Have a look at the research from NIMH, AAP, and J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci. Fascinating stuff, the brain.
I know some of these from personal history
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