| NOUN | motive | cathexis, charge | (psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object |
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| Meaning | (psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object. | |
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| Example | "Freud thought of cathexis as a psychic analog of an electrical charge" | |
| Synonym | charge | |
| Category | psychoanalysis, analysis, depth psychology | A set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders |
| Broader | libidinal energy | (psychoanalysis) psychic energy produced by the libido |
| Adjectives | cathectic | of or relating to cathexis |
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