Definition
An alternative or variant form of cathexis, referring to the psychological investment of emotional energy in a person, object, or idea.
Etymology
From Greek katechein ('to hold, occupy') with the suffix -ion. This form is less common than cathexis but appears in some psychological literature.
Kelly Says
In psychoanalytic theory, cathexion describes how our brains literally allocate emotional 'energy'—it's as if your mind has a budget and decides where to spend its feelings!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
cathexion
kah-tek-see-ohn
ARالعربية
cathexion
kah-tek-see-ohn
BNবাংলা
cathexion
kah-tek-see-ohn
CACatalà
cathexion
kah-tek-see-ohn
CSČeština
cathexion
kah-tek-see-ohn
DADansk
cathexion
kah-tek-see-ohn
DEDeutsch
cathexion
kah-tek-see-ohn
ELΕλληνικά
cathexion
kah-tek-see-ohn
ESEspañol
cathexion
kah-thek-see-ohn
FAفارسی
cathexion
kah-tek-see-ohn
FISuomi
cathexion
kah-tek-see-ohn
FRFrançais
cathexion
kah-tek-see-ohn
GUGU
cathexion
kah-tek-see-ohn
HAHA
cathexion
kah-tek-see-ohn
HEעברית
cathexion
kah-tek-see-ohn
HIहिन्दी
cathexion
kah-tek-see-ohn
HUMagyar
cathexion
kah-tek-see-ohn
IDBahasa Indonesia
cathexion
kah-tek-see-ohn
IGIG
cathexion
kah-tek-see-ohn
ITItaliano
cathexion
kah-tek-see-ohn
KKKK
cathexion
kah-tek-see-ohn
KMKM
cathexion
kah-tek-see-ohn
MRMR
cathexion
kah-tek-see-ohn
MSBahasa Melayu
cathexion
kah-tek-see-ohn
MYမြန်မာ
cathexion
kah-tek-see-ohn
NLNederlands
cathexion
kah-tek-see-ohn
NONorsk
cathexion
kah-tek-see-ohn
PAPA
cathexion
kah-tek-see-ohn
PLPolski
cathexion
kah-tek-see-ohn
PTPortuguês
cathexion
kah-tek-see-ohn
RORomână
cathexion
kah-tek-see-ohn
RUРусский
cathexion
kah-tek-see-ohn
SVSvenska
cathexion
kah-tek-see-ohn
SWKiswahili
cathexion
kah-tek-see-ohn
TAதமிழ்
cathexion
kah-tek-see-ohn
TEతెలుగు
cathexion
kah-tek-see-ohn
THไทย
cathexion
kah-tek-see-ohn
TLTL
cathexion
kah-tek-see-ohn
TRTürkçe
cathexion
kah-tek-see-ohn
UKУкраїнська
cathexion
kah-tek-see-ohn
URاردو
cathexion
kah-tek-see-ohn
VITiếng Việt
cathexion
kah-tek-see-ohn
YOYO
cathexion
kah-tek-see-ohn
ZUZU
cathexion
kah-tek-see-ohn