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Oedipus complex

Oedipus complex The Oedipus complex is a psychoanalytic idea describing a child’s emotional attachment to the opposite-sex parent together with jealous or hostile feelings toward the same-sex parent.

The Oedipus complex is a psychoanalytic idea describing a child’s emotional attachment to the opposite-sex parent together with jealous or hostile feelings toward the same-sex parent.

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Drafting source: U.S. National Library of Medicine. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), 2026 descriptor edition. “Oedipus Complex” (D009813).
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