In this paper I attempt a critical evaluation of psychoanalytic theories of women’s psychosexual development to determine whether there is coherence between theories over time and evaluate new insights from psychoanalysis and related disciplines. These will be explored in relation to the socio-cultural environment, particularly the influence of the feminist movement, on ways that women can be thought about and can think about themselves. I take the seminal framework of Freud’s Oedipus complex as a starting point, with reference to the separation of identification and desire at the Oedipal stage, and retain a particular focus on identification as an area both overlooked and with a potential for rethinking existing ideas. The symbolic meaning of the penis/phallus and the relationship with a father/other is considered from a variety of perspectives.The question of female desire is also explored in relation to heterosexual and homosexual orientations. I contest that for a more comprehensive understanding of female psychic development it may be helpful to take a less binary approach and to include a consideration of the gendered implications of what is available to be taken in from existing socio-cultural structures via interpersonal relationships. The concept of identification is proposed as a vehicle for examining these links between inner and outer worlds.

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超越女性的俄狄浦斯情结：重新思考身份认同和欲望

在本文中，我尝试对女性性心理发展的精神分析理论进行批判性评估，以确定随着时间的推移，这些理论之间是否存在一致性，并评估来自精神分析和相关学科的新见解。这些将与社会文化环境有关，特别是女权运动的影响，以及女性可以思考和思考自己的方式进行探索。我以弗洛伊德俄狄浦斯情结的开创性框架为出发点，参考俄狄浦斯阶段的认同和欲望的分离，并特别关注认同作为一个既被忽视又具有重新思考现有思想潜力的领域。阴茎/阴茎的象征意义以及与父亲/其他人的关系是从多种角度考虑的。女性欲望的问题也与异性恋和同性恋取向有关。我认为，为了更全面地了解女性心理发展，采用较少的二元方法并考虑通过人际关系从现有社会文化结构中可以获取的性别影响可能会有所帮助。认同的概念被提出作为检查内部世界和外部世界之间这些联系的工具。我争辩说，为了更全面地了解女性心理发展，采用较少的二元方法并考虑通过人际关系从现有社会文化结构中可以获得的性别影响可能会有所帮助。认同的概念被提出作为检查内部世界和外部世界之间这些联系的工具。我认为，为了更全面地了解女性心理发展，采用较少的二元方法并考虑通过人际关系从现有社会文化结构中可以获取的性别影响可能会有所帮助。认同的概念被提议作为检查内部世界和外部世界之间这些联系的工具。