Oedipus complex

The Oedipus complex is a concept developed by Sigmund Freud, who inspired Carl Jung (he described the concept and coined the term "Complex"), to explain the maturation of the infant boy through identification with the father and desire for the mother.

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Complex - Sigmund Freud - Carl Jung - Complex - Father - Mother

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It is based on the Greek myth of Oedipus who kills his father Laius and marries his mother Jocasta. The Oedipus conflict or Oedipus complex was described as a state of psychosexual development and awareness first occurring around the age of 5 and a half years (a period of psychosexual development known as the phallic stage in Freudian theory).

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Greek - Myth - Oedipus - Laius - Jocasta - Phallic stage

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