Friday, February 03, 2006

Cathexis

Investment of mental or emotional energy in a person, object, or idea.

Example: The cathexis of a mother for her daughter can be the source of a girl's confidence and stability later in life.

2 Comments:

At 2/04/2006 12:43 a.m., Anonymous Anonymous said...

Interesting- New word.
A lot of positive meaning.

 
At 2/04/2006 1:30 a.m., Blogger Humairah Irfan said...

yea, I've known this word for a while- Definitely has a positive meaning, and shows that people do have the ability to instil motivation into others.

 

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