THE DISSOLUTION OF THE OEDIPUS COMPLEX

Freud argues that the Oedipus complex gradually comes to an end as the child gives up incestuous wishes toward the mother.
In boys, castration anxiety plays a central role in abandoning these wishes and the rivalry with the father.
The child then identifies with the father and internalizes parental authority.
This process contributes significantly to the formation of the superego.
Although Oedipal wishes are repressed, Freud argues that they continue to influence unconscious life and later personality developme