According to Freud, a boy's identification with his father is usually the result of the overwhelming power of
a) envy.
b) ovarian envy.
c) moral anxiety.
d) castration anxiety.
A would be for a girl, D is for a boy.
im sorry but i never looked at my momma like dat, never had a dad tho
According to Freud, a boy's identification with his father is usually the result of the overwhelming power of castration anxiety.
According to Freud, the answer to this question is d) castration anxiety.
To understand Freud's theory on this topic, we need to explore the concept of the Oedipus complex. According to Freud, during the phallic stage of psychosexual development (around ages 3 to 6), a boy experiences sexual desires towards his mother. This is known as the Oedipus complex, named after the Greek mythological character Oedipus who unknowingly killed his father and married his mother.
However, the boy also feels threatened by his father's presence as a rival for his mother's affection. This leads to a fear of punishment from the father, and the boy experiences castration anxiety. Castration anxiety is the fear of losing one's as a punishment for these forbidden desires.
Freud argued that in order to resolve the Oedipus complex and alleviate castration anxiety, a boy will identify with and internalize the qualities and values of his father. This identification with the father allows the boy to repress his desires for his mother, and proceed to develop a more socially acceptable heterosexual identity.
Therefore, the overwhelming power of castration anxiety is what Freud believed leads to a boy's identification with his father.