"parent" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- If sexual competition for the opposite-sex parent is unresolved, a phallic-stage fixation might arise, leading a girl to become a woman who continually strives to dominate men (viz.
- "Kids always get along better with the opposite-sex parent, ever notice that?"
- Each has enlisted the opposite-sex parent to plead the case.
- Unresolved sexual competition for the opposite-sex parent might lead to a phallic-stage fixation conducive to a girl becoming a woman who continually strives to dominate men (viz.
- Freud also founded the idea that individuals usually seek out marital partners who are similar to that of their opposite-sex parent.
- By age four, children may show significant attachment to the opposite-sex parent.
- Moreover, his admitting to wanting to procreate with mother was considered proof of the boy's sexual attraction to the opposite-sex parent; he was a heterosexual male.
- However, Bereczkei (2004) attributes this in part to childhood imprinting on the opposite-sex parent.
Click on the heading to expand the collocation groups, collocations and sample sentences.