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countercathexis
(
anticathexis
,
anti-instinctual force
,
counterinvestment
)
In
psychoanalytic
theory, the
psychic
force opposing
cathexis
.
This term appears in...
psychoanalysis
includes:
- Choose -
reactive ego alteration
See also:
- Choose -
cathexis
psychoanalysis
reaction formation