Freud named the complex after a mythical Greek figure who unknowingly killed his father and married his mother.
Correct answer: D. Oedipus
- A. Narcissus
- B. Ulysses
- C. Electra
- D. Oedipus
Explanation
The Oedipus complex is named after Oedipus, the Greek mythological figure who unknowingly killed his father and married his mother. Electra is the name associated with the analogous female complex in later psychoanalytic usage.
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