According to Psychoanalytic Theory,boys' Fear of Castration Is Most Closely

question 150

Multiple Choice

According to psychoanalytic theory,boys' fear of castration is most closely associated with

• A) an oral fixation.
• B) free association.
• C) the reality principle.
• D) the Oedipus complex.

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