THE FATHER COMPLEX; PSYCHOLOGICAL TERM THAT EXPLAINS THE MODERN-DAY “DADDY ISSUES”. A FATHER COMPLEX STEMS FROM ONE’S POOR OR TOXIC RELATIONSHIP WITH THEIR FATHER. A CHILD’S PSYCHE IS UNCONSCIOUSLY AFFECTED BY THIS TOXIC RELATIONSHIP AND THESE EFFECTS CAN PROGRESS WITH THE CHILD INTO ADULTHOOD AND HAVE A LASTING IMPACT DUE TO THEIR DISTORTED NEEDS FOR APPROVAL, SUPPORT, LOVE AND UNDERSTANDING.
