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What does cathectic mean?

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  1. Of or pertaining to a connection that is charged with emotional energy.
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If we cross-tabulate this three-dimensional property space of culture along the cathectic and evaluative dimensions we get the following results: Finland is the only country which scores high in all three dimension.
Being part of the explicit culture, the norms do not resonate with the implicit culture in terms of cognitive, cathectic and evaluative orientations.
The scene describing the woman's encounter with the Latino boy suggests that their relationship has a cathectic dynamic.
Perhaps, dislocated as they are now from their original telos, the cycle could continue to release cathectic energies and be transformed into a nonspecific work of mourning.
They-are carried out bit by bit, at great expense of time and cathectic energy, and in the meantime the existence of the lost object is psychically prolonged.
It can be a cathectic problem: is it appreciated to behave in ways that guarantee safety or is it appreciated to maximise pleasure?

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