The Introduction of the Oedipus Complex into Freudian psychoanalysis

In an article published in the International Journal of Psychoanalysis, Philippe Van Haute and Herman Westerink (2016) argue that the 1905 edition of Freud’s Three Essays is radically incompatible with the idea of the Oedipus Complex. It is only in the later editions of this text, so Van Haute and Westerink argue, that we can start to see a progressive Oedipalization of Freudian psychoanalysis. For this paper, I want you to discuss what the Oedipalization of Freudian psychoanalysis consists of and whether or not you believe it involves an improvement to Freud’s theory of infantile sexuality. While discussing the Oedipalization of Freudian psychoanalysis, please make sure to mention how it relates to the idea of psychological developmentalism as well. Recommended Articles: Philippe Van Haute’s “The introduction of the Oedipus Complex and the reinvention of the instinct: Freud’s Three Essays on the Theory of Sexuality (esp. pp. 12-14).” Sigmund Freud’s “The Infantile Genital Organization of the Libido.” Sigmund Freud’s “The Passing of the Oedipus Complex.” Phillipe Van Haute’s “Humankind: A Sick Animal?: On the Meaning and Importance of the Primacy of Sexuality in Freud, Fonagy, and Laplanche (esp. pp. 5-10).”