MORAL MASOCHISM

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N., Pam M.S.
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results from an apparently repressed Oedipus complex which leads to the unconscious need for punishment by authority figures.

MORAL MASOCHISM: "An undeveloped or repressed Oedipus complex will give rise to moral masochism according to Freud."

Related Psychology Terms

  1. AUTHORITY COMPLEX
  2. PSYCHOANALYSIS
  3. NEGATIVE OEDIPUS COMPLEX
  4. MANDATE PHENOMENON
  5. PREOEDIPAL
  6. CASTRATION COMPLEX
  7. UNCONSCIOUS 1 (UCS)
  8. CASTRATION COMPLEX
  9. ELECTRA COMPLEX
  10. ADOLESCENT REBELLION
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "MORAL MASOCHISM," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 7, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/moral-masochism/ (accessed October 20, 2021).
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