explain what the Oedipus complex is and how identification reduces that issue.
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According to this theory, during the phallic stage of psychosexual development (ages 3-6), a child develops sexual desires towards the opposite-sex parent and sees the same-sex parent as a rival. This desire for the opposite-sex parent and hostility towards the Show more…
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