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  2. Oedipus complex - Wikipedia

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    Despite the mother being the parent who primarily gratifies the child's desires, the child begins forming a discrete sexual identity—"boy", "girl"—that alters the dynamics of the parent and child relationship; the parents become objects of infantile libidinal energy. The boy directs his libido (sexual desire) toward his mother and directs ...

  3. Jocasta complex - Wikipedia

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    Oedipus Separating from Jocasta by Alexandre Cabanel. In psychoanalytic theory, the Jocasta complex is the incestuous sexual desire of a mother towards her son. [1]Raymond de Saussure introduced the term in 1920 by way of analogy to its logical converse in psychoanalysis, the Oedipus complex, and it may be used to cover different degrees of attachment, [2] including domineering but asexual ...

  4. Fathers as attachment figures - Wikipedia

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    The mother-infant attachment security, on the other hand, had no effect on sociability with strangers in this study. [35] In addition, having a secure father-child attachment relationship can help compensate for potentially harmful effects resulting from an insecure mother-child attachment relationship. [36] [37]

  5. Covert incest - Wikipedia

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    The child's needs are ignored and instead the relationship exists solely to meet the needs of the parent [1] [6] and the adult may not be aware of the problems created by their actions. [ 10 ] The effects of covert incest are thought to mimic actual incest, though to a lesser degree. [ 11 ]

  6. Myers–Briggs Type Indicator - Wikipedia

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    A chart with descriptions of each Myers–Briggs personality type and the four dichotomies central to the theory. The Myers–Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is a self-report questionnaire that makes pseudoscientific claims [6] to categorize individuals into 16 distinct "psychological types" or "personality types".

  7. Maternal bond - Wikipedia

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    A maternal bond is the relationship between a biological mother/caregiver and her child or baby. While typically associated with pregnancy and childbirth, a maternal bond may also develop in cases later on in life where the child is unrelated, such as in the case of an adoptee or a case of blended family. Both physical and emotional factors ...

  8. Narcissistic parent - Wikipedia

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    This may lead to a child feeling empty, feeling insecure in loving relationships, developing fears, mistrusting others, experiencing identity conflict, and developing commitment issues. [ 5 ] Sensitive, guilt-ridden children in the family may learn to meet the parent's needs for gratification and seek love by accommodating the parent's wishes.

  9. Dysfunctional family - Wikipedia

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    Identified patient (one child, usually selected by the mother, who is forced into going to therapy while the family's overall dysfunction is kept hidden.) Münchausen syndrome by proxy (a much more extreme situation than above, where the child is intentionally made ill by a parent seeking attention from physicians and other professionals.)