• Freudian Theories of Psychosexual &Personality Development Process of Conflict Resolution

    'Normal' Psychochanges under Proper Stimulations

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  • Oedipus Complex role in Formation of Gender Identification for both boys and girls

    Oedipus Complex Theory

    Theories postulate that every child desires to have sexual involvement with their parent of the opposite sex and have a natural sense of competition with their parent of the same sex, considered as the crucial stage of developing 'gender identification' & 'sexual orientation'

    Fundamental Features of Oedipal Complex

    Constitutional Bisexuality of all human beings, which is what allows the Identification of the child with BOTH parents, regardless of biological sex of the child

    Four Positions of Child in Oedipus Complex

    1. Identification with Father as SUBJECT
    2. Identification with Mother as SUBJECT
    3. Love of Father as OBJECT
    4. Love of Mother as OBJECT
    BOYS('Momma's Boy'): 1. and 4.
    GIRLS('Daddy's Girl'): 2. and 3.

    Oedipal Situation on the formation of Gender Identification &Sexual Orientation

    a) id's Gender Orientation towards a specific SUBJECT position

    b) Choice of id's 'Cathexis'(Investment of appropriate Libidinal OBJECT in sb or sth

     

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