Oedipus complex

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psychoanalytic concept psychological theory

The Oedipus complex is a psychoanalytic concept introduced by Sigmund Freud describing a child's unconscious sexual desire for the opposite-sex parent and rivalry with the same-sex parent.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Oedipus complex canonical	6
psychoanalytic Oedipus	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	psychoanalytic concept ⓘ psychological theory ⓘ
associatedWith	Sigmund Freud's psychosexual development theory ⓘ
centralTo	Freudian psychoanalysis ⓘ
conceptualOpposite	successful resolution of parent-child separation ⓘ
consideredByFreud	universal in normal development ⓘ
coreTheme	patricidal rivalry or rivalry with father ⓘ unconscious incestuous desire ⓘ
criticizedFor	cultural and historical specificity ⓘ lack of empirical support ⓘ male-centered bias ⓘ
debatedIn	anthropology ⓘ developmental psychology ⓘ feminist theory ⓘ
describes	a child's rivalry with the same-sex parent ⓘ a child's unconscious sexual desire for the opposite-sex parent ⓘ
developedInWork	The Interpretation of Dreams ⓘ surface form: "The Interpretation of Dreams"
field	psychoanalysis ⓘ psychology ⓘ
firstFormulatedIn	late 19th century ⓘ
genderAssociation	typically applied to boys ⓘ
hasApplication	analysis of neurotic symptoms ⓘ interpretation of dreams ⓘ
hasInterpretation	expression of broader family power dynamics ⓘ symbolic rather than literal sexual desire ⓘ
hasStatus	controversial concept in contemporary psychology ⓘ
hasVariant	Electra complex ⓘ
influenced	20th-century cultural theory ⓘ clinical psychoanalytic practice ⓘ psychoanalytic film theory ⓘ psychoanalytic literary criticism ⓘ
introducedBy	Sigmund Freud ⓘ
involves	ambivalence toward the opposite-sex parent ⓘ ambivalence toward the same-sex parent ⓘ identification with the same-sex parent ⓘ
namedAfter	Oedipus ⓘ
namedAfterCharacterFrom	Sophocles' play "Oedipus Rex" ⓘ surface form: Sophocles' tragedy "Oedipus Rex"
partOf	Three Essays on the Theory of Sexuality ⓘ surface form: Freudian theory of psychosexual stages
relatedConcept	castration anxiety ⓘ family romance ⓘ incest taboo ⓘ
resolutionLeadsTo	formation of the superego in Freudian theory ⓘ internalization of parental values ⓘ
typicalAgeRange	approximately ages 3 to 6 ⓘ phallic stage of psychosexual development ⓘ
usesMythOf	Oedipus killing his father and marrying his mother ⓘ
yearOfKeyPublication	1900 ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Oedipus → associatedConcept → Oedipus complex ⓘ

Sigmund Freud → knownFor → Oedipus complex ⓘ

Freud: A Life for Our Time → coversTopic → Oedipus complex ⓘ

The Interpretation of Dreams → subject → Oedipus complex ⓘ

Three Essays on the Theory of Sexuality → proposesConcept → Oedipus complex ⓘ

body without organs → opposedTo → Oedipus complex ⓘ

this entity surface form: psychoanalytic Oedipus

Anti-Oedipus → critiques → Oedipus complex ⓘ