[New post] What is Acathexis?

Andrew Marshall posted: " Introduction Acathexis is a psychoanalytic term for a lack of emotional response to significant memories or actual interactions, where such a response would normally be expected. The term also refers more broadly to a general absence of normal or e" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on Mental Health Matters What is Acathexis? by Andrew Marshall Introduction Acathexis is a psychoanalytic term for a lack of emotional response to significant memories or actual interactions, where such a response would normally be expected. The term also refers more broadly to a general absence of normal or expected feelings. Acathexis has been linked to anxiety, bipolar disorder and dementia, while the phenomenon also appears in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Refer to Cathexis, Decathexis, and Body Cathexis. Andrew Marshall | February 28, 2022 at 7:44 am | Tags: Acathexis, Body Cathexis, Cathexis, Decathexis, Emotional Response, Psychoanalysis | Categories: Mental Health | URL: https://wp.me/pbqf8o-3PS Comment    See all comments    Like Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Mental Health Matters. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://mental-health-matters.org/2022/02/28/what-is-acathexis/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com