What does anaclitic mean?
Anaclitic means (psychoanalysis) Denoting a person whose choice of love-interest arises from the dependence of the libido on another instinct (e.g., hunger)..
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/ænəˈklɪtɪk/ · adjective
(psychoanalysis) Denoting a person whose choice of love-interest arises from the dependence of the libido on another instinct (e.g., hunger)..
I don’t think I have to gloss the true anaclitic purport behind your need to humiliate a woman doctor symbolically.
When introjects are weak (or even absent), an anaclitic personality configuration results, characterized by dependency, insecurity, and feelings of helplessness and emptiness.
Use anaclitic when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Anaclitic means (psychoanalysis) Denoting a person whose choice of love-interest arises from the dependence of the libido on another instinct (e.g., hunger)..
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I don’t think I have to gloss the true anaclitic purport behind your need to humiliate a woman doctor symbolically.
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