According to Freud,at which age does the child renounce the sexual attraction he/she feels toward the parent of the opposite sex because of anxious feelings?

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According to Freud's theory of psychosexual development, children go through the phallic stage (ages 3-6) where they experience the Oedipus complex (for boys) or Electra complex (for girls). During this stage, children develop sexual desires towards their parent of the opposite sex and view their same-sex parent as a rival. However, due to anxiety and fear of punishment from the same-sex parent, the child eventually renounces these feelings and adopts the morals and values of the society, a process called castration anxiety for boys, and penis envy for girls. Therefore, the child renounces the sexual attraction towards the parent of the opposite sex between 5-6 years of age.

According to Freud,at Which Age Does the Child Renounce the Sexual