A study on feminine sexuality

This article tends to demonstrate the existence of an early feminine identification in the girl. For this purpose it presents some clinical material pertaining to a woman with clear evidence of an early Oedipus complex, involving a precocious link with the penis and the father. We found that the difficulties revealed by the patient with respect to her feminine identifications and her sexuality, are due to deficiencies in relation to the primary object, that were shifted to a difficult link with the penis. The material also shows that some positive elements in the tie of this particular patient with the father, were subsequently important in the acquisition of feminine aspects.