that the strong taboos against incest found in primitive societies can be viewed as a reflection of infantile psychology, mirroring unresolved issues present in the psyche of neurotic individuals. He elaborates on the concept of totemism and exogamy—practices in which individuals are forbidden to marry or engage in sexual relations with members of their own totem group. This stark adherence to incest avoidance highlights both the social structure and the psychological mechanisms at play. Freud suggests that the deep-rooted fear of incest and the societal mechanisms designed to prevent it may serve as a crucial factor in understanding human psychology, both in its primitive and neurotic forms. (This is an automatically generated summary.)