Question

According to Freud, a male experiences castration anxiety in response to feelings of fear that his father will punish him for his desire to have his mother all to himself. The successful repression of this anxiety is the foundation for the creation of which element of a male's personality?

Answer 1

Answer: Oedipus complex

Step-by-step explanation:

The Oedipus complex is a concept developed by Sigmund Freud which describes a large number of sensations experienced by a male individual during his early years (usually between 3 and 5 years old).

It occurs when an infant develops a great feeling of affection, very similar to love, towards the father of sex opposite to his and, on the contrary but at the same time, feelings of contempt towards the father of the same sex (for the Oedipus complex it would be about the relationship between son-mother and son-father respectively).

Answer 2

Successful suppression of this anxiety is the basis for child rearing no longer wanting to take the father's place in relation to the mother.

Step-by-step explanation:

Obviously, castration anxiety does not refer to a kind of anatomical mutilation. It is a very intense psychic experience that is usually experienced for the first time between 3 and 5 years old. However, this unconscious experience repeats itself at various times in life, particularly when defense mechanisms are at stake. Thanks to this psychic experience, the child learns to differentiate the sexes and recognize for the first time impossible desires.

According to Freud, a man experiences castration anxiety in response to feelings of fear that his father will punish him for the desire to have his mother to himself. In this context, the successful repression of this anxiety is the basis for the child no longer wanting to take the father's place in relation to the mother. In other words, she renounces her mother and accepts paternal law. He does this to resolve his castration anxiety. He always unconsciously assumes that if he persists, he will be without his penis.