The Oedipus complex describes a child's feelings of desire for their opposite sex parent and jealousy toward their same sex parent.

The Oedipus complex describes a child's feelings of desire for their opposite sex parent and jealousy toward their same sex parent.

• A. Motivation
• B. Oedipus complex
• C. Fluency
• D. Introversion

Answer: (B)

Freud’s concept from the psychosexual stages describes a child’s romantic feelings toward the opposite‑sex parent and rivalry toward the same‑sex parent. This is the Oedipus complex. It captures a specific familyDynamics dynamic that isn’t about general motivation, language fluency, or a personality trait like introversion. This phenomenon is said to occur during the phallic stage (roughly ages 3–6) and is said to resolve as the child identifies with the same‑sex parent, shaping gender identity and the development of the superego.

Freud’s concept from the psychosexual stages describes a child’s romantic feelings toward the opposite‑sex parent and rivalry toward the same‑sex parent. This is the Oedipus complex. It captures a specific familyDynamics dynamic that isn’t about general motivation, language fluency, or a personality trait like introversion. This phenomenon is said to occur during the phallic stage (roughly ages 3–6) and is said to resolve as the child identifies with the same‑sex parent, shaping gender identity and the development of the superego.