anaclitic
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek ἀνάκλιτος (anáklitos, “for reclining”), from ἀνακλίνω (anaklínō). Originally in the phrase anaclitic type, translating Freud's term Anlehnungstypus.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]anaclitic (not comparable)
- (psychoanalysis) Denoting a person whose choice of love-interest arises from the dependence of the libido on another instinct (e.g., hunger).
- 1982, Fowles, Mantissa:
- I don’t think I have to gloss the true anaclitic purport behind your need to humiliate a woman doctor symbolically.
- Pertaining to an acute emotional dependence on another person or persons.
- 2003, Theodore Millon, Melvin J. Lerner, Irving B. Weiner, Handbook of Psychology, Personality and Social Psychology, page 123:
- When introjects are weak (or even absent), an anaclitic personality configuration results, characterized by dependency, insecurity, and feelings of helplessness and emptiness.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]emotionally dependent
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