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The psychoanalytic theory that blamed girls for envying anatomy

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Because blaming biology is a tale as old as time. The Electra complex posits that young girls experience intense resentment upon realizing they lack certain male appendages, supposedly leading to an unconscious rivalry with their mothers. It remains one of the most widely mocked theories in classical psychoanalysis.

The psychoanalytic theory that blamed girls for envying anatomy
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