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In psychoanalytic theory, the Jocasta complex is the incestuous sexual desire of a mother towards her son.

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In psychoanalytic theory, the Jocasta complex is the incestuous sexual desire of a mother towards her son.[1] 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,[2] including domineering but asexual mother love – something perhaps particularly prevalent with an absent father.

Origins [ edit ]

The Jocasta complex is named for Jocasta, a Greek queen who unwittingly married her son, Oedipus. The Jocasta complex is similar to the Oedipus complex, in which a child has sexual desire towards their parent(s). The term is a bit of an extrapolation, since in the original story Oedipus and Jocasta were unaware that they were mother and son when they married. The usage in modern contexts involves a son with full knowledge of who his mother is.

Analytic discussion [ edit ]

Theodor Reik saw the "Jocasta mother", with an unfulfilled adult relationship of her own and an over-concern for her child instead, as a prime source of neurosis.[3] George Devereux went further, arguing that the child's Oedipal complex was itself triggered by a pre-existing parental complex (Jocasta/Laius).[4] Eric Berne also explored the other (parental) side of the Oedipus complex, pointing to related family dramas such as "mother sleeping with daughter's boyfriend ... when mother has no son to play Jocasta with".[5] With her feminist articulation of Jocasta Complex[6] and Laius complex[7] Bracha L. Ettinger criticises the classical psychoanalytic perception of Jocasta, of the maternal, the feminine, and the Oedipal/castration model in relation to the mother-child links.

Cultural analogues [ edit ]

Atossa, in the Greek tragedy The Persians , has been seen as struggling in her dreams with a Jocasta complex. [8] , has been seen as struggling in her dreams with a Jocasta complex. Some American folk-tales often feature figures, like Jocasta, expressing maternal desire for their sons.[9]

References [ edit ]

^ Jon E. Roeckelein. Elsevier's dictionary of psychological theories. Elsevier, 2006. ISBN 0-444-51750-2 . Page 112 ^ R. J. Campbell, Campbell's Psychiatric Dictionary (2009) p. 534 ^ Stuart Sutherland, Breakdown (Oxford 1998) p. 156 ^ George Devereux, Dreams in Greek Tragedy (1976) pp. 209–10 ^ Eric Berne, What Do You Say After You Say Hello? (1974) p. 52 ^ Antigone with(out) Jocaste. In: Interrogating Antigone. (2010) pp. 212–228 ^ Interdisciplinary Handbook of Trauma and Culture. (2016) pp. 279-301 Laius Complex and Shocks of Maternality. Reading Franz Kafka and Sylvia Plath . (2016) pp. 279-301 ^ George Devereux, Dreams in Greek Tragedy (1976) p. 17 ^ L. Edmunds/A. Dundes, Oedipus: A Folklore Casebook (1995) p. 255

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Letting your little one cry before falling asleep can be an incredibly hard choice as a parent because it seems unnatural to let your baby cry. But, the truth is that there are no long-term negative consequences in terms of attachment, mood, or development to letting your baby cry herself to sleep at bedtime. More often than not babies cry at bedtime because they are tired and they want to sleep but they don’t know how. Once she is asleep she will be fine, and she will still be very happy to see you in the morning! What we also know is that a little one who does not learn to fall asleep on her own at bedtime has a mom who is more depressed later on (when the little one is 2- and 4-years-old). That said, helping your little one learn to fall asleep on her own at bedtime when she is young can be helpful for growth, bonding, and development as a family over time.

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What is it called when a mother sleeps with her son?

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Analytic discussion [ edit ]

Cultural analogues [ edit ]

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