In Psychoanalytic Theory, What Is the Primary Consequence of Resolution

question 112

Multiple Choice

In psychoanalytic theory, what is the primary consequence of resolution of the Oedipus complex?

• A) establishment of a trajectory toward adult male, heterosexual development
• B) an abiding mistrust of one's parents that lingers as an unconscious conflict
• C) the determination as to whether one will be trustful or mistrustful of others
• D) an inherently pathological set of unconscious conflicts that can be addressed only through psychoanalysis

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