Edith's complex by Froyd: Why Children Feel Jealousy at the Parent of the Same Union

Freyd first presented this intriguing concept in his book “The interpretation of dreams” (1899), even though the term “Edipi” officially used it only in 1910. This notion became increasingly important in the development of his theory of psychosexual development.

Eddie and Edip complex

The complex was named after the hero of Sophocles' tragedy “King Edith”, in which the protagonist unconsciously kills his father and marries his mother. In Greek myth, Edipi is abandoned immediately after birth and does not know who his parents are. Only after killing his father and marrying his mother does he reveal the truth.

How Edip complex works

In psychoanalytic theory, Edith's complex relates to a child's unconscious desire for sexual relations with the parent of the opposite sex, especially with the child's strong attachment to his mother. This desire is printed on underly aware, but according to Fryd, it continues to affect the child's behavior and personality.

According to him, children go through several stages of psychosexual development:

Oral phase: From East to 18 Months
Anal phase: From 18 Months to 3
False phase: From 3 to 5
Landing phase: From 5 to 12
Green stages: from 12 to age

Froyd thought Edip's complex had a key role in the fake phase. The successful conclusion of this phase involves identifying a child with the parent of the same gender, which leads to the formation of mature sexual identity.

At this time, the child develops a appeal to the parent of the opposite sex and feels rivalry toward the parent of the same gender. The boy wants “to have” his mother for herself and sees his father as an opponent, reports Telegraph, broadcast Periscope.

At what age Eddie's complex appears

It appears during the fake phase, between the ages of three and five, and is considered crucial for forming sexual identity.

The Signs of Edip complex

Freyd believed that every child goes through this phase as a normal part of development. Some of the signs are:

Too much contact with one parent
An Emotional Obsession to a Parent
feeling of hostility toward the other parent
Jealousy and Proximity
The behaviors that can show this include:
anger or hostility to “rival”
Jealous when “rival” shows a perfection to the desired parent
Declarations like “
Trying to capture the attention of the desired parent
It is important to note that not every conflict between a child and his parents is linked to Edip's complex.

Electricity complex

For girls, there is the term electricity complex, meaning the girl's desire for father and jealousy for mother, the term introduced by Karl Jung. Froid, however, believed that Edip's complex includes both genders, but appears otherwise.

He thought that the girl, when she realizes that she has no penis, develops the so-called “over the penis” and anger over her mother, who has “sent to the world without enough equipment”. Later, such anger is converted into identification with the mother and the embezzlement of her traits.

This aspect of Fronty's theory of female sexuality has been most criticized. Psychoanalyst Karen Horney rejected the idea of “zily to the penis” and proposed otherwise that men, in fact, feel “zill to the uterus”, since they cannot bear children. Even Froid later admitted that he did not fully understand female psychology.

How Edip complex is resolved

At every stage of psychosexual development, a child must resolve a conflict to form a healthy personality. In the fake phase, this means identifying the parent of the same gender to overcome internal confrontation.

The Role of Id and Ego

According to Froyd, the conflict is resolved through interaction between id (the primitive instinct requiring immediate satisfaction) and egos (the realistic part mediating between wishes and reality).

Although the boy may want to get rid of his father's “, the ego prevents him, since he knows that his father is stronger and that he feels love and respect for him.

Fear of the Katrim

Freyd thought that the boy at this stage develops fear of distribution, fear that the father will punish him for his wish towards his mother, removing “the sexual organ.

The Forming of Superego

To overcome the conflict, a child is identified with his father, and thus a superego ʹa's internal moral authority representing the parent's internal image is formed. Superego controls his id instincts and guides ego to moral ideals.

According to Froyd, the child's supergea preserves the father's character, while the feelings of Edith's complex are crushed in unconsciousness. Social, religious, and cultural standards further contribute to such oppression by forming a moral conscience. In some cases, raw feelings can lead to unconscious feelings that contribute to adult behavior.

What happens if the complex isn't solved

If the child does not overcome this conflict, it remains “validated” at that development stage. Freyd believed that boys remained emotionally attached to their mother and girls to their father. As an adult, this may manifest itself as excessive emotional dependence on parent of the opposite sex or as a difficulty in developing mature romantic relationships.
The purpose of psychoanalysis is to help the individual solve these unconscious conflicts.

Froyd's concept of the Edip complex continues to be a topic of debate and is not fully accepted in modern psychology. Today, theories that explain the child's emotional attachment to his parents are given priority through The theory of proximity and sense of security.

If your child displays behavior that affects everyday life and causes stress, it is best to consult one A psychologist or a pediatricist, who can assess the situation and provide adequate support. /Periscope/