English

Noun

anaclisis ‎(plural anaclises)

1. (psychoanalysis) The choice of an object of libidinal attachment on the basis of a resemblance to early childhood protective and parental figures.

Synonyms

• anaclitism

References

• "anaclisis". Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary.
• Laplanche, J. and Pontalis, J.-B. (1973). The Language of Psycho-Analysis. W. W. Norton and Company. ISBN 0-393-01105-4, entry: "Anaclisis; Anaclitic (or Attachment)".