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At the age of 4 - 5 years, a male child develops a more profound attachment towards his mother as compared to his father. What was the term coined by Freud for this change of behaviour of child?

  1. A
    Oedipus complex
  2. B
    Electra complex
  3. C
    Super ego
  4. D
    Narcissism

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In Sigmund Freud's psychosexual stages of development, during the phallic stage (roughly ages 3 to 6 years), a male child experiences a deep, unconscious attachment toward his mother along with unconscious rivalry toward his father. Freud named this dynamic the Oedipus complex, drawing from the classical Greek tragedy. The analogous attachment of a female child to her father is referred to as the Electra complex.

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At the age of 4 - 5 years, a male child develops a more profound attachment towards his mother as compared to his father. What was the term coined by Freud for this change of behaviour of child?
A
Oedipus complex
B
Electra complex
C
Super ego
D
Narcissism

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