Answer: B. The boy is sexually attracted to his mother.
D. The boy fears being emasculated by his father.
C. For self-preservation, the boy separates from his mother.
A. The boy grows into an emotionally reserved man.
Explanation: According to Freud's psychoanalytical theory of Gender, a boy's awareness takes place during the third stage, also known as the Phallic stage. In this stage the boy has an Oedipus complex, in which he is sexually attracted to his mother, and may have feelings of envy towards his father. After this, the boy develops into the latency stage where he detaches himself from his mother, achieving a form of independence and finally becomes an emotionally reserved man.
