cathexis

Etymology
From. The term entered the English language as a translation for the common everyday German word Besetzung, which in the context of psychoanalysis means "occupation" in the sense of a position or something being occupied or filled, and not a military occupation of a place or the filling of job positions (although it can also mean either of these in other contexts). (In English translations, a Greek word was used to be more scientific.)

Noun

 * 1)  The concentration of libido or emotional energy on a single object or idea.

Translations

 * Catalan: catexi
 * German: Objektbesetzung
 * Korean: 주의 집중(注意集中)
 * Polish: kateksja
 * Portuguese: catexia, catexe
 * Turkish: kateksis