This complex represents a psychosexual stage in the developmental stage of a girl. We all know, and have often heard, about the Oedipus complex, which has its roots in narrative myths. In reality, there is also his female version. We are talking about the Elektra complex, which affects, not always the girls who develop a relationship with their father. But letâ??s find out in more detail what it is about the Elektra complex: what it is and how it manifests!
Joining one of the two parents, for a child, is physiological. But Elektra's complex develops when a girl feels a different affection for her father. But thatâ??s not all because it puts her in the same competition with her mother for parental love. However, it is a passing stage, even if it should not be taken lightly, on the contrary. Too often, a woman who has not fully overcome this complex may have problems in her future relationships. The concept of idealizing the figure of the father may result in the constant search for that blue prince who fails to meet expectations, always.
The phases of the Elektra complex should be explained as the name of this pathology and this is due to Sigmund Freud, who was inspired by the myth of Elektra. For those who don't remember, Elektra decided to kill her mother, Klimenestra, to avenge the murder of her father, Agamemnon. There is a first stage, which takes place around the age of three, in which the girl increasingly demands the attention of her father. Then, around the age of five, the girls, after realizing the impossibility of loving their father and strengthening their awareness of not seeing their mother as a rival, begin to really acquire the feeling of parent-child!
