For boys, the Castration complex
A)takes the form of penis envy
B)shatters the oedipus complex
C)comes before the oedipus complex
D)both a and c

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The castration complex is a stage in psychosexual development in which boys come to fear that they will be castrated by their father. This fear is triggered by the boy's realization that his mother does not have a penis, and that he could therefore be castrated by his father. The castration complex shatters the Oedipus complex, which is the boy's desire to have sex with his mother and kill his father.

For Boys, the Castration Complex