The Oedipus Complex Is the Psychosexual Conflict Occurring During the Phallic

question 113

Multiple Choice

The Oedipus complex is the psychosexual conflict occurring during the phallic stage of development in boys.How is this complex characterized?

• A)by love for the mother and feelings of anger and envy toward the father
• B)by a repressed need for oral gratification
• C)by a love for the father and feelings of repulsion toward the mother
• D)by a repressed need for genital self-stimulation

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