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Electra Complex
Electra Complex is Freud theorized
the Oedipus complex for both boys and girls, he later segregated girls and boys
by proposing the feminine Oedipus attitude, which was modified by Freud's
student Carl Jung as Electra complex.
The Electra Complex is the Oedipus
complex for girls. This complex makes the daughter portray tendencies of 'Penis
Envy'- whereby she is attracted to her father and wishes to have his affection.
She also begins to view her mother as a competitor.
While in the phallic stage, the
girl's id realizes that it cannot possess the mother because of a lack of penis
and therefore focuses her affection upon her father. This directing of sexual
desires upon the opposite sex plays a vital role in developing the girl's ego
or sexual identity, and paving the path for heterosexual femininity. Once the
girl's phallic stage is over, her erogenous zone shifts to the adult vagina
from the infantile clitoris. Freud also claimed that a girl's negative Oedipus
complex is comparatively more intense than the male Oedipus complex.
According to Freud, balanced and
harmonious upbringing of the girl during her phallic stage is of extreme
importance, in order to ensure that the girl begins to identify with her
mother. Her superego develops and allows her to internalize and comply with
morality as well as feel guilt, so that she can differentiate between right and
wrong.
The theory of Oedipus complex is
fraught with criticism and controversy. While some psychoanalysts choose to
refute the theory in its entirety, there are others who have accepted its
universality to an extent.
By Syafitri Rahmania Ulfah
(12410149)
Reference Mohan, Rohimi. (2012).
Article Psychology. Buzzle.com
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(12410149) Syafitri Rahmania Ulfah
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