Mora has just turned four, and she has started acting with hostility toward her mother.At the same time, she wants her father's undivided attention all the time.According to Freud, Mora would currently be in the:

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According to Freud's theory of psychosexual development, the phallic stage occurs from approximately 3 to 6 years old. During this stage, children become more focused on their genitals and develop sexual desires for the opposite-sex parent while feeling hostility toward the same-sex parent. They also experience the Oedipus or Electra complex, which involves wanting to possess the opposite-sex parent and view the same-sex parent as a rival. Mora's behavior of hostility toward her mother and desire for her father's attention is consistent with the characteristics of the phallic stage.

Mora Has Just Turned Four, and She Has Started Acting