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Marilyn Burnette
on Nov 22, 2024Verified
Psychoanalysts see personality disorders as resulting from
A) the failure to resolve the Oedipal or Electra complex.
B) disturbances in the parent-child relationship.
C) failure to use adequate defense mechanisms.
D) penis envy (in women only) .
E) unsatisfied oral needs during infancy.
Oedipal
Relating to the Oedipus complex, a concept in psychoanalytic theory referring to a child's unconscious sexual desire for the opposite-sex parent and jealousy toward the same-sex parent.
Electra Complex
The condition in which, according to Sigmund Freud, girls want to seduce their fathers to gain what they truly desire: a penis. By analogy to a character in several Greek tragedies.
- Master the theoretical frameworks and etiology of personality disorders.
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Learning Objectives
- Master the theoretical frameworks and etiology of personality disorders.