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Oedipus Complex Or “Tell me about your mother” Sigmund Freud 1856-1939 Considered father of modern psychology Introduced psychological concepts, though now considered obsolete, still remain part of popular culture. Criticized for ignoring developmental phases of women. Saw women as inferior and defective. Freud’s psychoanalytic view of man The id: primitive, unconscious brain The ego: the personal, reality-based, conscious mind The superego: conscience, our values and morality 5 stages ofpsychosexual developmentbased on primary source of sexual gratification Oral [0-8 months] Pure id. Gratification involves use of the mouth. Anal [8-18 months] Toilet training stage. Controlled by id. Child feels some control over elimination and receives gratification by either elimination (aggressive, sadistic) or retention (possessive, stubborn) 5 stages continued Phallic (18 months - 6 yrs.) Preoccupation with genitals. Controlled by id. Self-stimulation is major source of gratification. Oedipal complex for boys. 5-6 years - competiveness, achievement, ambition. Attempt to outdo father Electra complex for girls. 5 stages continue Latency (6-11 years). Loss of interest in sexual gratification. Identification with same sex parent. Defensiveness vs. insecurity Adolescent competitiveness. Tendency to show off. Fifth stage, finally Genitality (11-18 years) Concern with adult modes of sexual pleasure, barring fixations or regressions. Real object love Surplus energies lead to socially useful functions Girls develop maternal interest. Oedipal vs. Electra Complexes Father/son conflict Oedipus kills his father, marries his mother, and when he figures it out, gouges out his eyes. Oedipal vs. Electracomplexes Mother/daughter complex A woman kills her mother, Clytemnestra, and her mother’s lover to avenge the death of her father Agamennon. Significance of complexes To Freud, all young children have a desire to do away with the like-sex parent and take possession of the opposite s