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The oedipal phase of development has been the target of considerable scrutiny for some time. Its importance in the scheme of psychopathology, especially as related to preoedipal influences on psychic development, and its role in ego and superego development have been a source of much interest. This book is a significant contribution to this area of psychoanalytic investigation, and reaches beyond the oedipal period by examining its impact on development through adolescence.
Using a tightly knit style of dealing with theory, Blos has taken