object choice, n.All

Object choice (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠modelled on the forbidden: barred by incest, a man's love is deflected from mother and sister onto an outside object made in their image.