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  1. Oedipus complex

    In classical psychoanalytic theory, the Oedipus complex refers to a son's sexual attitude towards his mother and concomitant hostility toward his father, first formed during the phallic stage of psychosexual development. A daughter's attitude of desire for her father and hostility toward her mother is referred to as the feminine Oedipus complex. The general concept was considered by Sigmund Freud in The Interpretation of Dreams, although the term itself was introduced in his paper A Special Type of Choice of Object made by Men. Freud's ideas of castration anxiety and penis envy refer to the differences of the sexes in their experience of the Oedipus complex. The complex is thought to persist into adulthood as an unconscious psychic structure which can assist in social adaptation but also be the cause of neurosis. Wikipedia

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  2. en.wikipedia.org

    Oedipus describes the riddle of the Sphinx by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, c. 1805. In classical psychoanalytic theory, the Oedipus complex (also spelled Œdipus complex) refers to a son's sexual attitude towards his mother and concomitant hostility toward his father, first formed during the phallic stage of psychosexual development.A daughter's attitude of desire for her father and ...
  3. britannica.com

    7 days agoThe Oedipus complex is a psychoanalytic theory proposing that children have possessive sexual desires for their opposite-sex parent while viewing their same-sex parent as a rival and that the complex is resolved when children overcome their incestuous and competitive emotions and begin to view their same-sex parent as a role model.
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  4. simplypsychology.org

    Jan 25, 2024The Oedipal complex is a term used by Sigmund Freud in his theory of psychosexual stages of development, and is the generic term for both Oedipus and Electra complexes. The Oedipal complex occurs during the Phallic stage of development (ages 3-6) in which the source of libido (life force) is concentrated in the erogenous zones of the child's ...
  5. verywellmind.com

    Jun 26, 2024The Oedipus complex, also known as the Oedipal complex, describes a child's feelings of desire for their opposite-sex parent and jealousy and anger toward their same-sex parent. The concept was first introduced by Sigmund Freud in his theory of psychosexual stages of development.
  6. britannica.com

    The Oedipus complex is a psychoanalytic theory proposing that children have possessive sexual desires for their opposite-sex parent while viewing their same-sex parent as a rival and that the complex is resolved when children overcome their incestuous and competitive emotions and begin to view their same-sex parent as a role model. Established by psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud in 1899, the theory ...
  7. psychologily.com

    Oct 21, 2023Learn about the Oedipus complex, a psychoanalytic theory that explains the sexual attraction and rivalry a child feels towards their parents. Explore Freud's original concept, Jung's view, and how the Oedipus complex has been reinterpreted in light of new research and cultural changes.
  8. newworldencyclopedia.org

    Learn about Freud's theory of the Oedipus complex, a stage in the psycho-sexual development of the child that involves unconscious desires for the opposite-sex parent and jealousy toward the same-sex parent. Explore the criticisms, developments and applications of this concept in psychology and culture.
  9. infoplease.com

    Oedipus complex, Freudian term, drawn from the myth of Oedipus, designating attraction on the part of the child toward the parent of the opposite sex and rivalry and hostility toward the parent of its own. It occurs during the phallic stage of the psycho-sexual development of the personality, approximately years three to five.

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