Associations to the word «Cathexis»
Adjective
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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
Men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues,
and can moderate their desires more than their words.