hypercathexis, n.All

Hypercathexis (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠the extra charge that turns a long-tolerated phantasy into an active source of conflict.

Hypercathexis (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠what becoming conscious is: no mere act of perception but a further advance in psychical organization.

Hypercathexis (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠a sudden flood of energy into one part of the mind, as when the humorist lifts his super-ego up and looks down on his own ego from it.