Freud's self-analysis was especially influential in helping him to first appreciate the importance of
A) transference.
B) the Oedipus complex.
C) abreaction.
D) overdetermination.

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Freud's self-analysis was crucial in his development of the theory of the Oedipus complex, which proposes that during the phallic stage of psychosexual development, children develop unconscious sexual desires towards their parent of the opposite sex and see their same-sex parent as a rival. This theory became a cornerstone of psychoanalysis.

Freud's Self-Analysis Was Especially Influential in Helping Him to First