cathexis

English - Turkish

Definition of cathexis in English Turkish dictionary

(Sosyoloji, Toplumbilim) kateksis

(Tıp) Zihni faaliyetin belli bir fikir veya nesne üzerinde yoğunlaşması

(Pisikoloji, Ruhbilim) yük

Related Terms

positive cathexis

(Pisikoloji, Ruhbilim) olumlu yük

English - English

Definition of cathexis in English English dictionary

the concentration of libido or emotional energy on a single object or idea

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

{i} energy invested in an action or object or person (Psychology)

Hyphenation

ca·thex·is

Etymology

() Ancient Greek 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.