Jocasta complex

English

Etymology

Introduced by Raymond de Saussure in 1920, after the character Jocasta from Greek mythology.

Noun

Jocasta complex (plural Jocasta complexes)

  1. (psychology) The incestuous sexual desire of a mother towards her son.
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