Question

Amber prefers to date men who are 20 years her senior. Although the women Jerome dates are approximately his age, they seem uncannily similar to his mother in some way. A psychoanalyst might view Amber's "Daddy" issues and Jerome's "Mommy" issues as reflecting fixation at the_____stage.

Answer 1

Answer:

- Phallic

Explanation:

A psychoanalyst would reflect Amber's and Jerome's issues as displaying fixation at the 'phallic stage' as they display an exhibitionistic and sexually aggressive tendency. Amber has developed the Electra complex(sexual attraction and affection towards male parent or similar) while Jerome develops the Oedipus complex(sexual attraction and love for the female parent) in Freudian terms.

The Phallic stage is the third stage in Freud's theory of psychosexual development. In this stage, the child develops an erotic attraction towards the opposite sex parent and stands as a rival to the same-sex parent. In this case, Jerome is dating the women who are like his mother while Amber dates men of her father's age.