释义 |
DictionarySeeElectra complexfather complex
E·lec·tra com·plexfemale counterpart of the Oedipus complex in the male; a term used to describe unresolved conflicts during childhood development toward the father, which subsequently influence a woman's relationships with men. Synonym(s): father complex [Electra, daughter of Agamemnon] (1) The female counterpart of the Oedipus complex, in which a daughter perceives her mother as a rival and her father as the psychosexual source of nourishment (2) An infrequently used term describing a pathologic relationship between a woman and a man based on unresolved developmental conflicts partially analogous to the Oedipus complex in a man |