Which term is the unconscious sexual feelings of a daughter toward her father coupled with hostility toward her mother?

Which term is the unconscious sexual feelings of a daughter toward her father coupled with hostility toward her mother?

• A. Free association
• B. Libido
• C. Narcissistic personality disorder
• D. Electra complex

Answer: (D)

During the phallic stage of Freudian psychosexual development, a daughter may experience unconscious sexual attraction to her father along with hostility toward her mother. This pattern is described as the Electra complex. The idea is that these feelings are resolved as the child identifies with the mother, adopting her gender role and developing the superego. Free association is a therapeutic technique to uncover unconscious thoughts, not a description of this conflict. Libido refers to the general psychic energy behind all drives, not this specific dynamic. Narcissistic personality disorder is a personality pattern involving grandiosity and lack of empathy, unrelated to the described family complex.

During the phallic stage of Freudian psychosexual development, a daughter may experience unconscious sexual attraction to her father along with hostility toward her mother. This pattern is described as the Electra complex. The idea is that these feelings are resolved as the child identifies with the mother, adopting her gender role and developing the superego.

Free association is a therapeutic technique to uncover unconscious thoughts, not a description of this conflict. Libido refers to the general psychic energy behind all drives, not this specific dynamic. Narcissistic personality disorder is a personality pattern involving grandiosity and lack of empathy, unrelated to the described family complex.