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In the case of the girl, the The [[castration complex ]] is closely linked to the point of entry into the [[Oedipus complex; it is her resentment of the mother, whom she blames for depriving her of the penis, that causes her to redirect her [[libido|libidinal]] desires away from the mother and onto the father.

Its role in the [[Oedipus complex]] is different for the [[boy]] and the [[girl]]. ====Boy==== In the case of the [[boy]] The [[castration complex]] is the point of exit from the [[Oedipus complex]] -- its terminal crisis. Because of his [[fear]] of [[castration]] -- often aroused by a threat -- the [[boy]] renounces his [[desire]] for the [[mother]] -- and thus enters the [[development|latency period]]. ====Girl==== In the case of the [[girl]],  the [[castration complex]] is the point of entry into the [[Oedipus complex]]. it is her resentment of the [[mother]], whom she blames for depriving her of the [[penis]], that causes her to redirect her [[libido|libidinal]] desires away from the [[mother]] and onto the [[father]].  Because of this difference, in the case of the [[girl ]] the [[Oedipus complex ]] has no definitive terminal crisis comparable to the [[boy]]'s.<ref>{{F}} "The Dissolution of the Oedipus Complex." 1924. SE XIX p.173</ref>