In psychoanalysis, anticathexis, or countercathexis, is the energy used by the ego to bind the primitive impulses of the Id. Sometimes the ego follows the instructions of the superego in doing so; sometimes however it develops a double-countercathexis, so as to block feelings of guilt and anxiety deriving from the superego, as well as id impulses....
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In psychoanalysis, the shifting of an emotional charge to an impulse or action of an opposite character; e.g., unconscious hatred expressed as conscious love. ... Synonym: counterinvestment. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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(an″te-) (an″ti-kә-thek´sis) in psychoanalysis, the energy required for the ego to maintain repression of unacceptable ideas and impulses.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: an′tē-kă-thek′sis Definitions: 1. In psychoanalysis, the shifting of an emotional charge to an impulse or action of an opposite character; unconscious hatred expressed as conscious love. Synonyms: counterinvestment
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a change from one emotion to its opposite, as from hate to love.
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