Four-year-old Atticus squeezes between his mommy and daddy as they sit together on the couch. He cuddles with Mommy and pushes Daddy away. This illustrates which Freudian concept?

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The Oedipus complex refers to the psychological conflict that arises during the phallic stage of psychosexual development, in which a child desires their opposite-sex parent and sees their same-sex parent as a rival. Atticus pushing his father away and cuddling with his mother may be indicative of this complex.

Four-Year-Old Atticus Squeezes Between His Mommy and Daddy as They