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anaclitic
[an-uh-klit-ik]
adjective
Psychoanalysis.
exhibiting or pertaining to anaclisis.
anaclitic
/ ˌænəˈklɪtɪk, ˌænəˈklaɪsɪs /
adjective
psychoanal of or relating to relationships that are characterized by the strong dependence of one person on others or another
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Other 51Թ Forms
- anaclisis noun
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of anaclitic1
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of anaclitic1
C20: from Greek anaklitos for leaning upon; see ana- , -cline
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The individual's first choice of a sexual object is said to be of the 'anaclitic type' when it follows this path; that is, when he choses as his first sexual object the same person who has satisfied his early non-sexual needs.
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