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What does anaclitic mean?

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Adjective
  1. (psychoanalysis) Denoting a person whose choice of love-interest arises from the dependence of the libido on another instinct (e.g. hunger).
  2. Pertaining to an acute emotional dependence on another person or persons.
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This comes in addition to other expressions that existed beforehand, such as anaclitic depression, thoughts and fears about death.
Out of this process, the breakdown of the anaclitic identification with the mother, the ego emerges.
In contrast, anaclitic patients are overly focused on relationship issues such as intimacy, trust, and sexuality.
Men tended to utilize the anaclitic choice, Freud thought, and women tend toward the narcissistic.
When introjects are weak, an anaclitic personality configuration results, characterized by dependency, insecurity, and feelings of helplessness and emptiness.

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