oedipal complex- phallic

Question 1

who does the oedipal complex affect?

Answer 1

young boys in the phallic stage

Question 2

what does the oedipal complex look like in young boys?

Answer 2

jealousy and dislike for their father

Question 3

why do young boys in the oedipal complex dislike their father?

Answer 3

desire their mothers romantically

Question 4

what do young boys develop in relation to their father
-(consequences of their feelings)

Answer 4

fear
- knows if he finds out their true feelings he will be angry

Question 5

what does this fear develop into?

Answer 5

castration anxiety
- father will castrate them as punishment

Question 6

what does the young boy due in reaction to castration anxiety?

Answer 6

repress his incestuous feelings for their mother

Question 7

what will the young boy do over time?

Answer 7

start to identify with his father

Question 8

while the young boy is identifying with his father what will the young boy also start doing?

Answer 8

start to internalise his sense of morality
SUPEREGO is then formed