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... cathexis , literally , “ investment " : In- stinctual energy is invested in a particular object which gives sat- isfaction , such as the breast or the whole mother , or the system of symbols associated with her . The world is thus ...
... cathexis , literally , “ investment " : In- stinctual energy is invested in a particular object which gives sat- isfaction , such as the breast or the whole mother , or the system of symbols associated with her . The world is thus ...
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... cathexis means basically the investment of energy in an object , rather than the satisfaction of a drive . And of course Freud's theory of libido is presupposed . On the whole , then , the analogy with cathexis should not be pushed very ...
... cathexis means basically the investment of energy in an object , rather than the satisfaction of a drive . And of course Freud's theory of libido is presupposed . On the whole , then , the analogy with cathexis should not be pushed very ...
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... cathexis upon new contents or processes , readiness for new expe- riences and the new capacities for action . In time , with growing cathexis on the self , one begins to love one's own personal style . By virtue of the rapid changes ...
... cathexis upon new contents or processes , readiness for new expe- riences and the new capacities for action . In time , with growing cathexis on the self , one begins to love one's own personal style . By virtue of the rapid changes ...
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Our Twentiethcentury Vantage Point | 3 |
The Invention of Culture | 47 |
How We Come to Want What We Want | 60 |
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