One night after he heard his parents arguing,4-year-old Wei had a vivid dream in which he saved his mother from being bitten by a large snake. A psychoanalyst would most likely suspect that Wei's dream reflects a(n)

A) oral fixation.
B) reaction formation.
C) self-serving bias.
D) Oedipus complex.

Oedipus Complex

The Oedipus Complex is a psychoanalytic theory by Freud involving a child's unconscious desire for the opposite-sex parent and jealousy toward the same-sex parent.

Oral Fixation

A concept in Freudian psychology referring to an obsession with oral activities such as eating, drinking, or smoking, often stemming from unmet needs during the oral stage of development.

Reaction Formation

A psychological defense mechanism where an individual unconsciously replaces their true, anxiety-producing feelings with their opposite.