Acathexis is a psychoanalytic term for a lack of emotional response to significant memories or actual interactions, where such a response would normally be expected. The term also refers more broadly to a general absence of normal or expected feelings. Acathexis has been linked to anxiety, bipolar disorder and dementia, while the phenomenon also a... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acathexis
Rarely used term for a mental disorder in which certain objects or ideas fail to arouse an emotional response in the individual. ... Origin: G. A-priv. + kathexis, retention ... (05 Mar 2000) ... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973
Type: Term Pronunciation: ak-ă-thek′sis Definitions: 1. Older but historically important term for a mental disorder in which certain objects or ideas fail to arouse an emotional response in the person. Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=418
noun (psychoanalysis) a lack of cathexis; a condition in which significant objects or memories arouse no emotion in an individual Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20974