(psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions
Used in the same subject area: Clinical psychology, Psychology.
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Cathexis
(psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object; "Freud thought of cathexis as a psychic analog of an electrical charge"
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(psychoanalysis) a lack of cathexis; a condition in which significant objects or memories arouse no emotion in an individual
Used in the same subject area: Clinical psychology, Psychology.(psychoanalysis) relationship marked by strong dependence on others; especially a libidinal attachment to e.g. a parental figure
Used in the same subject area: Clinical psychology, Psychology.(psychoanalysis) a personality characterized by meticulous neatness and suspicion and reserve; said to be formed in early childhood by…
Used in the same subject area: Clinical psychology, Psychology.(psychoanalysis) the second sexual and social stage of a child's development during which bowel control is learned
Used in the same subject area: Clinical psychology, Psychology.(psychoanalysis) a personality characterized by meticulous neatness and suspicion and reserve; said to be formed in early childhood by…
Used in the same subject area: Clinical psychology, Psychology.(psychoanalysis) the second sexual and social stage of a child's development during which bowel control is learned
Used in the same subject area: Clinical psychology, Psychology.(Jungian psychology) the inner self (not the external persona) that is in touch with the unconscious
Used in the same subject area: Clinical psychology, Psychology.(psychoanalysis) anxiety resulting from real or imagined threats to your sexual functions; originally applied only to men but can in p…
Used in the same subject area: Clinical psychology, Psychology.(psychoanalysis) an unconscious urge to die
Used in the same subject area: Clinical psychology, Psychology.(psychoanalysis) an unconscious urge to die
Used in the same subject area: Clinical psychology, Psychology.(psychoanalysis) the part of the ego that contains an ideal of personal excellence toward which a person strives
Used in the same subject area: Clinical psychology, Psychology.(psychoanalysis) the mature personality which is not dominated by infantile pleasure drives
Used in the same subject area: Clinical psychology, Psychology.(psychoanalysis) the fifth sexual and social stage in a person's development occurring during adolescence; interest focuses on sexual…
Used in the same subject area: Clinical psychology, Psychology.(psychoanalysis) the fifth sexual and social stage in a person's development occurring during adolescence; interest focuses on sexual…
Used in the same subject area: Clinical psychology, Psychology.(psychoanalysis) primitive instincts and energies underlying all psychic activity
Used in the same subject area: Clinical psychology, Psychology.(psychoanalysis) parental figures (and their values) that you introjected as a child; the voice of conscience is usually a parent's vo…
Used in the same subject area: Clinical psychology, Psychology.(psychoanalysis) the internalization of the parent figures and their values; leads to the formation of the superego
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An apparatus by means of which energy or power can be stored, such as the cylinder or tank for storing water for hydraulic elevators,…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: psychoanalysis, libidinal, energy, invested, some.a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmu…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: psychoanalysis, libidinal, energy, invested, some.A supposed medium around various bodies; as, electrical atmosphere, a medium formerly supposed to surround electrical bodies.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: psychoanalysis, libidinal, energy, invested, some.The act or state of attending or heeding; the application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought; notice; excl…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: psychoanalysis, libidinal, energy, invested, some.electrical device consisting of a flat insulated surface that contains switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: psychoanalysis, libidinal, energy, invested, some.(psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object; "Freud thought of cathexis as a psychic analog of an…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: psychoanalysis, libidinal, energy, invested, some.an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: psychoanalysis, libidinal, energy, invested, some.lay claim to; as of an idea; "She took credit for the whole idea"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: psychoanalysis, libidinal, energy, invested, some.A piece of apparatus used for reversing the direction of an electrical current; an attachment to certain electrical machines, by means…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: psychoanalysis, libidinal, energy, invested, some.Standing for an object as it exists in nature, invested with all its qualities, as distinguished from standing for an attribute of an…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: psychoanalysis, libidinal, energy, invested, some.electrical device consisting of a flat insulated surface that contains switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: psychoanalysis, libidinal, energy, invested, some.electrical device consisting of a flat insulated surface that contains switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: psychoanalysis, libidinal, energy, invested, some.
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