According to Freud, a therapist could most likely trace a man's lifelong hostility toward his father to an unresolved conflict occurring closest to what age in childhood?

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According to Freud's psychosexual theory, the phallic stage occurs between the ages of 3 and 6, during which the child experiences the Oedipus or Electra complex. During this stage, the child feels a sexual desire for the opposite-sex parent and sees the same-sex parent as a rival. If the child does not resolve this conflict, it may lead to feelings of hostility towards the same-sex parent in later life. Therefore, the most likely age for the unresolved conflict to occur would be closest to age 5.

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