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cathexis

/kəˈθɛk.sɪs/

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noun

/kəˈθɛk.sɪs/C2formaltechnical
  • ruТехнический термин в психоанализе, обозначающий концентрацию психической или эмоциональной энергии, особенно либидозной, на определённой идее, человеке или объекте.

A technical noun used in psychoanalysis to refer to the concentration of mental or emotional energy, especially libidinal energy, on a particular idea, person, or object.

uncountable

  1. Psychoanalytic conceptC2formal

    The concentration of mental or emotional energy on a particular person, idea, or object, often associated with libidinal investment.

    ruПсихоаналитическое понятие

    • In psychoanalysis, the patient's cathexis of the therapist is a key part of the transference process.
    • The artist's intense cathexis onto his work was evident in every brushstroke.
    • Freud described cathexis as the investment of psychic energy in a mental representation.

    Synonymschargeinvestment

Forms
  • cathexes plural form
  • cathexes' possessive plural form
  • cathexis's possessive singular form