Oedipus Complex Analysis

Register to read the introduction… At the same time, the child then begins to have thoughts of his mother, which is a person that brings about pleasure through other means, such as food or affection. Out of fear of the thoughts that he is having, the child becomes consumed with the thought that his member, the penis, may be removed by his father due to the thoughts that he had about mom. Out of fear of the consequences, the child begins to connect with the father, in an effort to preserve his pleasurable thoughts about mom, while also keeping his member.

When this concept was first introduced, there was a lot of opposition created by those that felt that Freud's idea was too sexually explicit. Unfortunately, many do not understand that while the words may be sexual in nature, the concept was based on the basic needs of the child. The Oedipus complex can simply be broken down into the following points:

- A little boy, who is emotionally bonded to his mother, is jealous of …show more content…
With this pleasure, the child is now capable of longing for the person that brings about pleasure. The child has formed a dependency for the person that brings pleasure, which is a form of invested energy, or object-cathexis. In order to create their identity, the child must first rid themselves of the object-cathexis, which in turns cancels the Oedipus complex. This is the process of the Ego-Ideal. The Ego-Ideal will be capable of repressing the Oedipus complex deep within the unconscious of the child, allowing for them to function . Once this process has been completed, the child will now be capable of obtaining specific traits from each parent. This is when the parents' bisexuality is