What (who) is cathexis - definition
PROCESS IN PSYCHOANALYSIS
Libidinal investment; Emotional investment; Cathectic; Besetzung
cathexis
somewhat similar to cow,' as in don't have a cathexis. It does have a technical meaning in psychiatry, but we don't care about that. To us, it means to get all wrapped 'round the axle about something.
don't have a cathexis, Mitch. I'll be 18 in a week!
don't have a cathexis, Mitch. I'll be 18 in a week!
cathexis
[k?'??ks?s]
¦ noun Psychoanalysis the undesirable concentration of mental energy in one direction.
Origin
1920s: from Gk kathexis 'retention', translating Ger. Libidobesetzung, coined by Freud.
Cathexis
In psychoanalysis, cathexis (or emotional investment) is defined as the process of allocation of mental or emotional energy to a person, object, or idea.Hall, Calvin S.
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Cathexis
In psychoanalysis, cathexis (or emotional investment) is defined as the process of allocation of mental or emotional energy to a person, object, or idea.
