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What is the Oedipus Complex????
The term
Oedipus complex was coined by Sigmund Freud in the psychoanalytic theory. In
this theory, he claimed that Oedipal complex occurs in children in the phallic
stage of psychosexual development, which takes place during the ages of three
and five. The phallic stage plays a vital role in establishing the child's
sexual identity. Freud's five stage of psychosexual development are: the Oral,
the Anal, the Phallic, the Latent, the Genital
According to
Freud, in the phallic stage the desire or libido of children is centered upon
the genitalia. While in this stage, children become aware of their genitals and
gender differences as well as the difference between male and females. Freud
also stated that, this awareness alters the parent-child relationship. During
the phallic stage, the male child begins to desire his mother sexually and
treats the father as a rival.
Freud stated that
the phallic stage gradually subsides and ends when the child begins to identify
and associate with his father and other individuals of the same-sex.
Thereafter, the child's sexual instincts for his mother begin to wane and are
eventually repressed. Freud also claimed that, it is easier for children to
cope with the phallic stage if they share a loving, nurturing, and balanced
relationship with both the parents.
Id is the unorganized aspect of any personality
which is merely aware of its immediate needs and instincts, and works according
to the pleasure principal.
Ego as the part
of the personality that tries to attain the impulses and desires of the id
through realistic methods.
Castration
Anxiety: Freud goes onto explain that, once the ego is well-established, the
child experiences 'Castration Anxiety'; the fear of being emasculated. Thus,
the boy feels threatened and is uncertain of his father's role in the family.
The child begins to repress his feelings for his mother as a defense mechanism,
because of which the conflict between his id and ego subside.
Superego is the
conscience or moral compass of a personality.
Freud also
claimed that in case the child's sense of competition with his father does not
resolve, it could lead to phallic stage fixation. Such a fixation unless
resolved through the development of infantile superego, can cause the child to
grow into an aggressive, vain, and extremely ambitious
By Syafitri
Rahmania Ulfah (12410149)
Reference
Mohan, Rohimi. (2012). Article Psychology. Buzzle.com
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