According to Freud, in order to achieve healthy development, a child in the phallic stage must resolve the Oedipal complex and learn to the same-sex parent.

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According to Freud, in order to achieve healthy development, a child in the phallic stage must resolve the Oedipal complex and learn to the same-sex parent.

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According to Freud, in the phallic stage of development, children experience the Oedipal complex in which they have unconscious sexual desires for the opposite-sex parent and see the same-sex parent as a rival. In order to resolve this conflict and achieve healthy development, the child must identify with the same-sex parent and internalize their values and behaviors. Therefore, the best choice is D, identify with.

According to Freud, in Order to Achieve Healthy Development, a Child