anaclitic

anaclitic Definition

ana·clitic (an′ə klit′ik)

adjective

Psychoanalysis having the libido dependent upon another instinct

Etymology: < Gr anaklitos, for reclining < anaklinein, to lean upon < ana-, on + klinein, to lean

anaclitic Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

depression: Bowlby ( 1980; 1969 ) coined the term anaclitic depression for this phenomenon.

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