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| Electra complex |
in Freudian psychoanalysis, the unconscious desire of a daughter for sexual gratification from her father, or her wish to take her mother's place in her father's affections. (Cf. Oedipus complex.) |
| id |
in Freudian psychoanalysis, the part of the psyche that is associated with instinct and primal drives, and that is subject to moderation by the ego and superego. |
| libido |
a person's instinctual drives and desires, associated in Freudian analysis with the id, esp. sexual desire and energy. |
| post-Freudian |
combined form of Freudian. |
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