In psychoanalytic theory, the Jocasta complex names an incestuous sexual desire of a mother toward her son. Raymond de Saussure introduced the term in 1920 as the logical converse of the Oedipus complex, and later writers extended it to milder patterns as well, including a domineering but non-sexual maternal attachment, a pattern some link to an absent father.
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First Described YearRaymond de Saussure introduced the term in 1920 by way of analogy to the Oedipus complex. Classification
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1. Wikipedia: Jocasta complex
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the incestuous sexual desire of a mother towards her son
2. Wikipedia: Jocasta complex
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Raymond de Saussure introduced the term in 1920 by way of analogy to its logical converse in psychoanalysis, the Oedipus complex, and it may be used to cover different degrees of attachment, including domineering but asexual mother love - something perhaps particularly prevalent with an absent father.
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