Associations to the word «Cathexis»

Wiktionary

CATHEXIS, noun. (psychoanalysis) The concentration of libido or emotional energy on a single object or idea.

Dictionary definition

CATHEXIS, noun. (psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object; "Freud thought of cathexis as a psychic analog of an electrical charge".

Wise words

The chief difference between words and deeds is that words are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds can be done only for God.
Leo Tolstoy