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In classical psychoanalytic theory, the Oedipus complex is a son's sexual attitude towards his mother and concomitant hostility toward his father, first formed during the phallic stage of psychosexual development. A daughter's attitude of desire for her father and hostility toward her mother is referred to as the feminine (or female) Oedipus complex. The…
The Oedipus complex, Freudian theoretic revision & Criticism
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| Chodorow | instance of | Many psychoanalytic thinkers | 0.80 | text |
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| Oedipus complex | related to Carl Gustav Jung | In | 0.60 | section |
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