18+: The Oedipus complex — Freud's idea that boys unconsciou…

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Did you know? The Oedipus complex — Freud's idea that boys unconsciously desire their mother and fear their father — was introduced by him in 1899. It has never been empirically confirmed and is largely considered unproven by modern psychology. Yet the term is firmly embedded in everyday language.

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The Oedipus complex — Freud's idea that boys unconsciously desire their mother and fear their father — was introduced by him in 1899. It has never been empirically confirmed and is largely considered unproven by modern psychology. Yet the term is firmly embedded in everyday language.

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