1. Heterosexism: A Psychological Disorder
According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM IV) , a phobia is a persistent, irrational fear of a specific object, activity, or situation that constitutes dysfunction within an individual, and causes present distress. ... An attraction to same-sex parents is repressed in dissolving the complete Oedipus complex. ... These conflicts can include such issues as gender identity, sexual object choice, or both. ... As an extension of envy, psychodynamicist Cory proposes that homophobia toward people of the opposite sex is a result from rejection of potential sex-partn...
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