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Chapter 7.The Oedipus Complex

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Freud’s Theory: Terms and Concepts | Contribution of the Oedipus Complex to Theory of Psychopathology and Therapeutic Action in the Topographic Model | The Oedipus Complex Updated | The Universality of the Oedipus Complex | The Oedipus Complex and the Importance of Narrative and Fantasy | Revision of the Topographic Model: Freud’s Structural Model of the Mind | Chapter Summary and Chart of Core Dimensions | References

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This chapter explains what is meant by the oedipus complex. It explores concepts related to the oedipus complex, both historically and in contemporary theory. Finally, it delineates research in support of the concept from developmental psychology and other neighboring disciplines. Vocabulary introduced in this chapter includes the following: castration anxiety, complex, fantasy, internalized homophobia, narrative structure of the mind, negative oedipus complex, oedipal victor, oedipus complex, penis envy, positive oedipus complex, preoedipal stage, primal scene, primary femininity, and seduction hypothesis.

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