Kalmar “cathect” fi’ili ce da ke nufin sanya kuzarin motsin rai ga wani ko wani abu, musamman ta hanya mai kyau ko sha’awa. Ana amfani da shi sau da yawa a cikin ilimin halin dan Adam don bayyana tsarin samar da haɗin kai ko zuba jari a cikin mutum, abu, ko ra'ayi.
