Try “orientation”.
Sure. Definition 2 is of strong interest in psychiatry and medicine, btw.
Main Entry:ori-en-ta-tion
Function:noun
Date:1839
1 a : the act or process of orienting or of being oriented b : the state of being oriented; broadly : ARRANGEMENT, ALIGNMENT
2 a : a usually general or lasting direction of thought, inclination, or interest b : a person's self-identification as heterosexual, homosexual, or bisexual. >"sexual orientation"
3 : change of position by organs, organelles, or organisms in response to external stimulus