Introduction:
Sigmund Freud, founding father of psychoanalysis, introduced the term ‘Oedipus complex’ for the first time in his book, ‘Interpretation of Dreams” (1899). He opined that the concept is a desire for sexual involvement with the parent of the opposite sex, which produces a sense of competition with the parent of the same sex and a crucial stage in the normal developmental process (Freud, 1913). In other words, Freud used the term to refer to a stage in the development of young boys. He assumed that in early development, around the age of five, young children wish to have their entire mother’s love. This is just the opposite of what was said by C. W.Valentine “…children are free from all sexual feelings.”Perhapsjealousy causes them to resent and even unconsciously wish the death of their father.
The term,‘Oedipus complex’ was indeed named after the name of Greek mythical figure Oedipus, who was the son of king Laius and queen Jocasta of Thebes, who finally killed his father and married his mother unconsciously which according to the belief of the writer and people of …show more content…
Paul has not become a normal adult by getting over some problems like other children. That is not only determined by his mother’s abnormal maternity. The reasons are in many ways-some come from the parents; some come from brothers, some even from the society, the mechanical civilization, which leads the family tragedy and distortion of personality and devastates people’s healthy development on spirits. Hence, it is easy to realize and recognize that Paul’ relation with mother is the outcome of many unusual and abnormal causes, which are partial, exceptional and individual rather than universal. Thus, it can be asserted that it is not usual or natural for the people living in a healthy family and environment to have such anomalous and complex emotional
Sigmund Freud, founding father of psychoanalysis, introduced the term ‘Oedipus complex’ for the first time in his book, ‘Interpretation of Dreams” (1899). He opined that the concept is a desire for sexual involvement with the parent of the opposite sex, which produces a sense of competition with the parent of the same sex and a crucial stage in the normal developmental process (Freud, 1913). In other words, Freud used the term to refer to a stage in the development of young boys. He assumed that in early development, around the age of five, young children wish to have their entire mother’s love. This is just the opposite of what was said by C. W.Valentine “…children are free from all sexual feelings.”Perhapsjealousy causes them to resent and even unconsciously wish the death of their father.
The term,‘Oedipus complex’ was indeed named after the name of Greek mythical figure Oedipus, who was the son of king Laius and queen Jocasta of Thebes, who finally killed his father and married his mother unconsciously which according to the belief of the writer and people of …show more content…
Paul has not become a normal adult by getting over some problems like other children. That is not only determined by his mother’s abnormal maternity. The reasons are in many ways-some come from the parents; some come from brothers, some even from the society, the mechanical civilization, which leads the family tragedy and distortion of personality and devastates people’s healthy development on spirits. Hence, it is easy to realize and recognize that Paul’ relation with mother is the outcome of many unusual and abnormal causes, which are partial, exceptional and individual rather than universal. Thus, it can be asserted that it is not usual or natural for the people living in a healthy family and environment to have such anomalous and complex emotional