The desire on the part of boys to possess their mothers and replace their fathers is termed:
A) Oedipal displacement.
B) repressive sublimation.
C) the Electra complex.
D) the Oedipus complex.

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The Oedipus complex is a concept in psychoanalytic theory introduced by Sigmund Freud, which describes a child's feelings of desire for their opposite-sex parent and jealousy and rivalry with their same-sex parent.

The Desire on the Part of Boys to Possess Their