Question

Avi’s parents cannot understand why he seems to fear his father yet lavishes affection on his mother. He also states that someday he will marry his mother. This scenario fits best with which theory of gender identity development?

Answer 1

Answer:

The answer is the Oedipus complex.

Explanation:

This is a stage in Freud's psychosexual development theory, and involves a boy, aged around four and six, who unconsciously feels attracted to his mother and sees his father as a rival. The feelings of hostility towards the father can lead, in the first place, to thoughts of getting rid of him; later, the boy views the father as a role model and adapts his behaviour.