Otto Rank calls the story a child tells to express and rationalize his own feelings about his father the ___________________.
A) Oedipus complex
B) saga of the hero
C) journey of the hero
D) family romance

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Otto Rank introduced the concept of the "family romance," which refers to the fantasies or stories a child creates to deal with their complex feelings towards their parents, especially the idealization of the father or mother and the child's place within the family structure. This concept differs from the Oedipus complex, which specifically deals with a child's feelings of desire for the opposite-sex parent and jealousy toward the same-sex parent. The "saga of the hero" and "journey of the hero" are not terms directly related to the child's rationalization of feelings towards their parents in the way that "family romance" is.

Otto Rank Calls the Story a Child Tells to Express