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oedipus complex

/ˈiːdɪpəs ˈkɒmpleks/

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/ˈiːdɪpəs ˈkɒmpleks/C1formalscientific
  • ruПсихоаналитическая концепция, описывающая бессознательное сексуальное влечение ребёнка к родителю противоположного пола и соперничество с родителем того же пола, обычно возникающее на фаллической стадии психосексуального развития.

A psychoanalytic concept describing a child's unconscious sexual desire for the opposite-sex parent and rivalry with the same-sex parent, typically occurring during the phallic stage of psychosexual development.

  1. Psychoanalytic conceptC1formal

    A psychoanalytic theory describing a child's unconscious sexual desire for the opposite-sex parent and rivalry with the same-sex parent, typically occurring between ages 3 and 6.

    ruПсихоаналитическая концепция

    • Freud believed the Oedipus complex is a universal stage of psychosexual development.
    • The therapist discussed how unresolved Oedipus complex can affect adult relationships.
    • In classical psychoanalysis, the Oedipus complex is resolved through identification with the same-sex parent.