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fixation
1: the act, process, or result of fixing, fixating, or becoming fixated: as a: the act or an instance of focusing the eyes upon an object b: a persistent concentration of libidinal energies upon objects characteristic of psychosexual stages of development preceding the genital stage c: stereotyped behavior (as in response to frustration) d: an obsessive or unhealthy preoccupation or attachment2: the immobilization of the parts of a fractured bone especially by the use of various metal attachments
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