Editing Castration anxiety (section)

== Literal ==
Castration anxiety refers to a child's fear of having their genitalia disfigured or removed as punishment for [[Oedipus complex|Oedipal]] desire.<ref name="Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary" /> In Freudian [[psychoanalysis]], castration anxiety (''Kastrationsangst'') refers to an unconscious fear of penile loss that originates during the phallic stage of [[psychosexual development]] and continues into adulthood. According to Freud, when the infant male becomes aware of differences between male and female genitalia he assumes that the female's penis has been removed and becomes anxious that his penis will be cut off by his rival, the father figure, as punishment for desiring the mother figure.<ref name="Freud" />

In 19th-century [[Europe]], it was not unheard of for parents to threaten their misbehaving sons with castration or otherwise threaten their genitals. This theme is explored in the story ''Tupik'' by French writer [[Michel Tournier]] in his collection of stories entitled ''Le Coq de Bruyère'' (1978) and is a phenomenon Freud documents several times.<ref name="Sigmund Freud" /> [[John Harvey Kellogg|Kellogg]] recounts one case of castration used as a cure and punishment for [[masturbation]], although he did not advocate it.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Kellogg |first1=John Harvey |title=Plain facts for old and young : embracing the natural history and hygiene of organic life |date=1888 |publisher=Burlington, Iowa : I. F. Segner & Co. |url=https://archive.org/details/plainfacold00kell/page/362/mode/2up?ref=ol&view=theater&q=castration |access-date=12 July 2024}}</ref>{{rp|363}}