Which adult personality type is described as infantile, demanding, and dependent behavior?

Which adult personality type is described as infantile, demanding, and dependent behavior?

• A. Oral Personality
• B. Anal Personality
• C. Phallic Personality
• D. Genital Personality

Answer: (A)

In Freudian terms, an adult personality can reflect a fixation at a early psychosexual stage. When the oral stage is not resolved, the resulting adult tends to be dependent and seek gratification through the mouth, leading to infantile and demanding behavior. This is the oral personality, characterized by clinginess, neediness, and reliance on others for reassurance and satisfaction. The other stages describe different patterns—anal personality tends to be orderly and controlling; phallic personality involves vanity and attention-seeking behaviors; genital personality reflects mature, balanced functioning.

In Freudian terms, an adult personality can reflect a fixation at a early psychosexual stage. When the oral stage is not resolved, the resulting adult tends to be dependent and seek gratification through the mouth, leading to infantile and demanding behavior. This is the oral personality, characterized by clinginess, neediness, and reliance on others for reassurance and satisfaction. The other stages describe different patterns—anal personality tends to be orderly and controlling; phallic personality involves vanity and attention-seeking behaviors; genital personality reflects mature, balanced functioning.