The Freudian stage in which boys must resolve the Oedipus complex is the ________ stage.

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Freud's theory suggests that boys experience the Oedipus complex during the phallic stage (around ages 3-6) in which they develop sexual desires for their mothers and view their fathers as rivals. This stage is a crucial point for the development of the superego as the child must learn to repress these forbidden desires and identify with the same-sex parent. The other options, oral, anal, and genital, are other stages of psychosexual development proposed by Freud but are not directly related to the Oedipus complex.

The Freudian Stage in Which Boys Must Resolve the Oedipus