cathexis

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cathexis Meaning of "cathexis"

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Definition(s):

  • (n) (psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object

Usage(s):

  1. For example, says the psychologically oriented playwright, Reilly, after confessing, "reached no cathexis .
  2. Sample liturgical phrase: "narcissistic identification as a preliminary stage to object cathexis" (which means that a person is drawn to other people because they remind him of .
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