Meaning of anaclitic | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Denoting a person whose choice of love-interest arises from the dependence of the libido on another instinct (e.g., hunger).
   not-comparable
2. Pertaining to an acute emotional dependence on another person or persons.
   not-comparable

Examples

“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.”

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