APA Dictionary of Psychology
nuclear complex
- a set of interconnected nuclei in parts of the brain, as in the ventroposterior nuclear complex of the thalamus (see ventroposterior nucleus).
- a central conflict or problem that is rooted in infancy, such as feelings of inferiority (according to Alfred Adler) or the Oedipus complex (according to Sigmund Freud).
Updated on 04/19/2018
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