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The successful analysis of a child of four with compulsive withholding of feces is described in detail. Besides assumed constitutional factors, cause for his neurosis was found to lie in traumas from both the oral and anal phase. The root of compulsion is thought to be a combination of excessive pregenital concerns and strong inclination for fantasy, all occurring before the child has sufficient reality testing to enable him to see himself and his world in proper perspective.