Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Psychology

Chapter

Self and Personality

Question:

The electra-complex is experienced in which of Freud's psychosexual stages of development?

Options:

Oral stage

Phallic stage

Latency stage

Genital stage

Correct Answer:

Phallic stage

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (2) → Phallic stage

The Electra complex, according to Freud occurs during the Phallic stage of psychosexual development, which generally occurs between the ages of 3 to 6 years.

  • In this stage, children become aware of their own genitals and develop a desire for the opposite-sex parent.

  • For girls, this is called the Electra complex, involving unconscious desires for the father and rivalry with the mother.

  • For boys, the counterpart is the Oedipus complex.