title: The oedipus complex. A critical re-examination.
abstract: The Oedipus complex no longer holds the crucial role in psychodynamics attributed to it by Freud. Attempts to distinguish between oedipal and pre-oedipal disturbances are brought into question, and it is suggested that the complex reflects many non-psychosexual issues, particularly separation-individuation. Ten views of the Oedipus complex are critically reviewed.
mesh_terms: D001007:Anxiety; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D003469:Culture; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009497:Neurotic Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D009813:Oedipus Complex; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D011574:Psychoanalytic Theory; D011606:Psychosexual Development; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000209:etiology