Statistics for Famous Complexes in Psychology

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DescriptionComplex% Correct
Freud: A child's unconscious sexual desire for the opposite-sex parent and hatred for the same-sex parent{Oedipus} complex
89%
Inferiority complex normally attributed to people of short stature{Napoleon} complex
53%
A state of mind in which an individual holds a belief that they are destined to become a savior today or in the near future{Messiah} complex
52%
An unshakable belief characterized by consistently inflated feelings of personal ability, privilege, or infallibility{God} complex
49%
Jung: A girl's psychosexual competition with her mother for possession of her father{Electra} complex
46%
Describe a particular type of overambitious character, one who tries to "fly too high"{Icarus} complex
43%
Defense mechanism that develops over time to help a person cope with painful feelings of inferiority. Individuals typically come across as supercilious, haughty, and disdainful toward others.{Superiority} complex
42%
Popular psychology concept of an adult who is socially immature (doesn't want to grow up)
{Peter} {Pan} complex
41%
Where a person creates a harmful situation so that they can be the one to resolve it (eg. a firefighter starts a fire){Hero} complex
40%
Psychological phenomenon where someone's accurate prediction of a crisis is ignored or dismissed{Cassandra} complex
21%
The incestuous sexual desire of a mother towards her son{Jocasta} complex
11%
Women's fear of independence; an unconscious desire to be taken care of by others{Cinderella} complex
10%
The desire, in a man, to have sex with many different female partners{Don} {Juan} complex
10%
Psychological complex revolving around the petrification or freezing of human emotion{Medusa} complex
10%
The sexual desire of a stepmother for her stepson
{Phaedra} complex
5%
Mental disorder in which even muscular people want more muscles (aka muscle dysmorphia){Adonis} complex
4%

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