Oedipus complex Occurs when their is rivalry between the parent due to the child love for the opposite sex parent and it is an important developmental phase every child goes through which is consider a normal childhood stage of psychological development.
A child's may have feelings of desire for his parents and jealousy and anger toward his or her same sex parent.
According to Sigmund Freud postulated that young boys have an unconscious desire to replace their fathers and win their mother's exclusive love due to Oedipus complex that unconsciously occurs to the child because of the love the child has for his mother rather than is father because they are of the same sex.
Therefore Oedipus Complex is the rivalry a child develops with their same-sex parent.
The Oedipus complex is that super ego complex exhibited by young boy. Here they are characterised by the desire to replace their fathers and to win the exclusive love of their mother's.
