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Definitions for Cathexis
kəˈθɛk sɪs; -ˈθɛk sizcathex·is
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Princeton's WordNet
cathexis, chargenoun
(psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object
"Freud thought of cathexis as a psychic analog of an electrical charge"
GCIDE
Cathexisnoun
(Psychiatry) the process of investing mental, emotional, or libidinal energy or significance in an object, person, or idea.
Cathexisnoun
(Psychiatry) the emotional or libidinal energy invested in an object, person, or idea.
Wiktionary
cathexisnoun
the concentration of libido or emotional energy on a single object or idea
Etymology: κάθεξις (kathexis, holding, retention). Entered English language as a translation for the common everyday German word Besetzung, which in this context means "occupation" in the sense of a position or something being occupied or filled, and not a military occupation of a place or the filling of job positions (although it can also mean either of these in other contexts). In English translations, a Greek word was used to be more scientific.
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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.
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cathexis
Cathexis refers to the process of investing mental or emotional energy into a particular idea, person, or object. Originating from psychoanalysis theories, it is essentially the concentration of emotional significance on an aspect of one's life.
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Cathexis
In psychoanalysis, cathexis is defined as the process of investment of mental or emotional energy in a person, object, or idea.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Cathexis
Attachment, conscious or unconscious, of emotional feeling and significance to an idea, object or most commonly a person.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Cathexis in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Cathexis in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Translations for Cathexis
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- تركيز فكريArabic
- katexieCzech
- kathexisDanish
- BesetzungGerman
- καθήλωσηGreek
- kateksisEsperanto
- CatexiaSpanish
- کتهکسPersian
- kateksiFinnish
- cathexisFrench
- cathexisIrish
- cathexisHindi
- kathexisHungarian
- cathexisArmenian
- cathexisIndonesian
- catessiItalian
- קתקסיסHebrew
- cathexisJapanese
- ಕ್ಯಾಥೆಕ್ಸಿಸ್Kannada
- cathexisLatin
- cathexisDutch
- cathexisNorwegian
- kateksjaPolish
- catexiaPortuguese
- catexisRomanian
- катексисRussian
- kathexisSwedish
- ஒரு பொருள் அல்லது கருத்து சார்ந்த மன அவா அளவுTamil
- cathexisUrdu
- קאַטהעקסיסYiddish
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