Oedipus and the Oedipus complex

A revision

Bibliographic Data

ID8971838
AuthorsSiegfried Zepf (Prof. em. Siegfried Zepf, M.D., Narzissenstr, 5, 66119, Saarbrücken, Germany, corresponding author), Burkhard Ullrich (Prof. em. Siegfried Zepf, M.D., Narzissenstr, 5, 66119, Saarbrücken, Germany), Dietmar Seel (Prof. em. Siegfried Zepf, M.D., Narzissenstr, 5, 66119, Saarbrücken, Germany)
Year2016
Volume97
Issue3
Pages685-707
Publication date2016-04-30
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe International Journal of Psychoanalysis (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0020-7578 • E-ISSN: 1745-8315
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/1745-8315.12278
PMID27128788
OpenAlexW2344955693
LanguageEN
Citations received11
References cited29

The authors consider whether those aspects of the Oedipus myths that have been ignored by Freud could improve our knowledge of how the Oedipus complex develops. They conclude that the myths can provide an answer to Freud's question posed on the 25 February 1914 (Nunberg and Federn, 1975, p. 234) concerning "the extent to which the Oedipus complex is a reflection of the sexual behavior of the parents" with Fenichel's (1931, p. 421) view that the "child's Oedipus complex reflects that of his parents

Mythology · Oedipus complex · Psychoanalysis · Psychoanalytic theory · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Philosophy · Psychoanalysis, Philosophy, and Politics · Psychology · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications