Boys who experience extreme fear of castration anxiety resolve the conflict by identifying with their fathers and putting aside their desires for their mothers. According to Freudian theory, this conflict develops during the ___________ stage and the process is called the ___________.

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The conflict of extreme fear of castration anxiety and the process of resolving it by identifying with the father and putting desires for the mother aside are concepts from Freud's theory of the Phallic stage of psychosexual development. This conflict is known as the Oedipus complex, which is part of the Phallic stage. Therefore, the correct answer is D) Phallic/Oedipus complex.

Boys Who Experience Extreme Fear of Castration Anxiety Resolve the Conflict