The Oedipus complex describes Freud's theory that
A)girls become sexually attracted to their father and resent their mother.
B)boys become sexually attracted to their father and want to become them.
C)boys become sexually attracted to their mother and resent their father.
D)girls become sexually attracted to their mother and want to become them.

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According to Freud's theory of psychosexual development, the Oedipus complex occurs during the phallic stage (ages 3-6), where a boy becomes sexually attracted to his mother and sees his father as a rival. The boy may have feelings of resentment or jealousy towards his father and may feel guilt or fear of punishment for these feelings. This conflict is eventually resolved through the process of identification with the same-sex parent, allowing the child to develop a sense of gender identity and move on to the latency stage (ages 6-12) of more social pursuits. The Oedipus complex has been controversial and debated among psychologists, but it remains an influential concept in psychoanalytic theory.

The Oedipus Complex Describes Freud's Theory That