emotional charge

strong emotion, such as anger, conceived as being bottled up under pressure and ready to explode. The concept also involves the idea that emotions are negatively or positively charged.

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Psychology term of the day

January 21st 2025

narcissistic object choice

in psychoanalytic theory, selection of a mate or other love object similar to oneself. Compare anaclitic object choice.