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cathexis::noun | Spocien Dictionary

cathexis
noun
/kə'θɛksɪs/
(psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object
Type Words
Synonyms charge
Type of libidinal energy
Derivation cathectic


Freud thought of cathexis as a psychic analog of an electrical charge.
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