object love

...But later, the instinct for self-preservation was thought to operate in conjunction with libido. The state in which libido is directed toward the self was called "ego libido" or "narcissism," and the state in which it is directed toward an object other than the self was called "object libido" or "object love." In his later years, Freud came to call "eros" (the purpose of eros is to create and maintain a gradually increasing unity.)

*Some of the terminology that refers to "object love" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…しかしのちには，自己保存本能もリビドーとともに作動するものと考えられた。そしてリビドーが自己に向いた状態を〈自我リビドーego libido〉〈自己愛(ナルシシズム)〉，それが自己以外の対象に向いた状態を〈対象リビドーobject libido〉〈対象愛object love〉と呼んだ。フロイトは晩年には，〈エロス〉(しだいに増大する統一体を作り出しこれを維持することがエロスの目的。…

※「object love」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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