... the involvement of the mother as object of love in every way. "Oedipus Complex" term is derived from the myth of King Oedipus. Why is it called as "Oedipus Complex" (Freud ch. 21)? King Oedipus begins to aware of a curse which has fallen into Thebes. Creon tells Oedipus that the curse will be disappeared if the murderer of Laius is found and ... an immoral story which include incest relationship but it is a fate or God's will; because of the involvement of the fate or god, it becomes some sort of burden to Oedipus. Freud connects this type of situation with consciousness of guilt in whi...

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