单词 | cathexis |
释义 | cathexis —cathectic /keuh thek"tik/, adj. /keuh thek"sis/, n. , pl. cathexes /-thek"seez/. Psychoanal. 1. the investment of emotional significance in an activity, object, or idea. 2. the charge of psychic energy so invested. [1920-25; < NL < Gk káthexis a keeping, equiv. to kathek- (var. s. of katéchein to keep, hold on to, equiv. to cat CAT- + échein to have, hold) + -sis -SIS, as trans. of G Besetzung a taking possession of (Freud's term)] |
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