The Oedipus complex in young men will originate from a kid’s oblivious, characteristic love for his mom, while seeing his dad as an opponent for her affections.
However, the child also fears that he will be punished by the father for these feelings, a fear Freud termed castration anxiety (Cherry, K. 2018). Young men must determine the oblivious emotions towards their dads keeping in mind the end goal to decrease the nervousness and do this by relating to him and learning sex conduct by means of him. Identification means internally adopting the values, attitudes, and behaviors of another person cited by Mcleod, S. (2017).
By taking in the dad’s way to deal with social standards, young men will build up the superego. When the sentiments of loathe and dread are settled, the Oedipus complex is finished. Young ladies encounter a comparative complex, called the Electra complex. In the phallic stage, young ladies find they have no penis and leads them to create penis envy. Young ladies trust that they have just been emasculated as a result of their wants towards their dads. According to Mcleod, S.
(2017) the girl resolves this by repressing her desire for her father and substituting the wish for a penis with the wish for a baby. “The girl then represses her feelings (to remove the tension) and identifies with the mother to take on the female gender role” (Mcleod, S. 2017). They see their mom as an adversary and yet they fear losing her sweetheart and start to relate to her, take in their sexual orientation personality from her and their superego creates.
The fourth stage is latency which happens from 6 years of age until adolescence (12/13). The libido in this stage our dormant but the energy is still existing nonetheless it is rerouted to into other areas such as intellectual pursuit and social interactions. Cited by Cherry K. (2018) “that during this stage, the superego continues to develop while the id’s energies are suppressed.
” The identity doesn’t change much here as there is no sexual drive and wants are stifled. Freud thought that most sexual impulses are repressed during the latent stage, and sexual energy can be sublimated (re: defense mechanisms) towards school work, hobbies, and friendships Mcleod (2017). The important view on this stage is the progress of having socially interact with your peers and build-up your self-confidence and enhance the communication skill. Cherry, K. (2018) states that “fixation at this stage can result in immaturity and an inability to form fulfilling relationships as an adult.
” The fifth and final stage is the genital stage occur from puberty until around 18 years old. The focal point of the libido here is the private parts and there are developments of hetero connections. On the off chance that the drive is abandoned in past stages, the individual has very little for inverse sex companionships and connections, which is the focal point of delighted at this stage.
