Personal Power | Is there a science behind why a child might have a desire for the opposite sex parent?

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Jones Netshipise and Mpho Mashita talk to Clinical Psychologist, Thabang Tlako about the Electra complex - a psychological concept, proposed by Carl Jung, that describes a girl's psychosexual development phase where she experiences an unconscious desire for her father and feelings of rivalry toward her mother; and the Oedipus complex - which describes a child's unconscious desire for the opposite-sex parent and rivalry with the same-sex parent during a particular stage of psychosexual development.
15 Sep 2025 English South Africa Business · Arts

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