A boy's sexual desires for his mother and feelings of hostility toward his father constitute what Freud called
A) reaction formation.
B) the Oedipus complex.
C) regression.
D) an oral fixation.

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The Oedipus complex is a psychoanalytic theory proposed by Freud in which a boy's sexual desires are directed towards his mother and he feels hostility towards his father. This theory is named after the Greek myth of Oedipus, who unknowingly killed his father and married his mother.

A Boy's Sexual Desires for His Mother and Feelings of Hostility