object choice
[ ŏb′jĭkt, -jĕkt′ ]
n.
In psychoanalytic theory, the object, usually a person, upon which an individual's psychic energy is centered.
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Words nearby object choice
occult, occult balance, occult blood, occult fracture, occult hydrocephalus, object choice, occulting light, occultism, occupancy, occupant, occupation
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Example sentences from the Web for object choice
Identification has to be added where object-choice has taken place, and object love where there is identification.
Group Psychology and The Analysis of The Ego|Sigmund Freud