Four-year-old Larry 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?
A) superego
B) Oedipus complex
C) sublimation
D) regression

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The behavior of Larry cuddling with his Mommy and pushing away Daddy is indicative of the Oedipus complex, which is the Freudian concept that describes a child's unconscious sexual desire for the opposite-sex parent and jealousy towards the same-sex parent.

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