When analyzing Sigmund Freud's Psychosexual Development Theory, specifically during the 'Phallic Stage' (approximately 3 to 6 years), which of the following statements most accurately presents the scientific perspective regarding the Oedipus and Electra complexes, and the internalization of the 'Superego' through 'Ego' mediation?

📌 Core Theoretical Concept:

According to Sigmund Freud's Psychosexual Development Theory, the 'Phallic Stage' (ages 3 to 6) is a critical period for personality formation where the focus of libido shifts to the genitals. During this stage, the 'Oedipus Complex' emerges in boys and the 'Electra Complex' in girls. In the Oedipus complex, a young boy harbors unconscious sexual desires for his mother and perceives his father as a rival. To resolve this intense emotional conflict and fear of retaliation (castration anxiety), the boy resolves the conflict through 'Identification' with the father. By internalizing the father's moral standards, values, and societal rules, the child develops the 'Superego'. Thus, option (A) provides the most scientifically accurate description of this dynamic psychological process.

📊 Key Exam Points:

• Phallic Stage: The stage where children derive pleasure from genital stimulation and experience complex family dynamics crucial for moral growth.
• Identification: A defense mechanism and developmental process where the child adopts the characteristics and moral codes of the same-sex parent.
• Analysis of Option (B): 'Castration anxiety' is experienced by boys, whereas Freud theorized 'penis envy' for girls during the Electra complex.
• Analysis of Options (C & D): Libido is not completely repressed in the phallic stage; rather, the resolution of these complexes occurs right at the end of the phallic stage, not the genital stage.