This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: Sexual Disorders, Subject name: Psychiatry
Incestuous relationship between mother and son is called as? 
Select and explain. 
A. Oedipus complex, B. Electra complex, C. Family incest, D. None
A: Oedipus complex
Answer: A: Oedipus complex 
Explanation: Ans. is 'a' i.e., Oedipus complex * In psychoanalysis, the Oedipus complex is a child's desire, that the mind keeps in the unconscious via dynamic repression, to have sexual relations with the parent of the opposite sex (i.e. males attracted to their mothers, and females attracted to their fathers)* The Oedipus complex occurs in the third -- phallic stage (ages 3-6) of the psychosexual development.* Sigmund Freud coined the term "Oedipus complex"* Boys and girls experience the complex differently: boys in a form of castration anxiety & girls in a form of penis envy (Electra complex).