Feist−Feist: Theories of
Personality, Seventh
Edition
II. Psychodynamic
Theories- Klein: Object Relations
Theory
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Companies, 2009- The little boy also adopts a feminine position during the early Oedipal
years. At that time, he has no fear of being castrated as punishment for his
sexual feelings for his mother. - Later, the boy projects his destructive drive onto his father, who he fears
will bite or castrate him. - The male Oedipus complex is resolved when the boy establishes good
relations with both parents and feels comfortable about his parents having
sexual intercourse with one another.
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