A psychoanalytical term. It's defined as the investment of emotional significance in an activity, object, or idea.
In layman terms, the focus of an obsession.
In layman terms, the focus of an obsession.
Guy A: Man, have you seen Joe? What's up with him lately?
Guy B: Being an obsessive stalker like always. This time his cathexis is the girl next door.
Guy A: That's screwed up.
Guy B: Being an obsessive stalker like always. This time his cathexis is the girl next door.
Guy A: That's screwed up.
by edeniz April 7, 2011
The formation of a libidinal investment. The attachment of oneself to a particular external element or a particular alignment of discourse, a role, etc. through the rearticulation of psychological desires/drives which are already present.
The verb for is "to cathect".
The verb for is "to cathect".
His frustration with his father was repressed, but re-emerged through a cathexis in relation to his boss.
by Andy May 7, 2004