Bertram Lewin expanded this theory by suggesting that during childhood, emotional relationships with parents gradually become desexualized as the superego develops during the latency period. However, during mania, these early childhood relationships become resexualized. In unconscious fantasy, the patient identifies with both parents during sexual union, producing intense feelings of energy, excitement, and power. This theory attempts to explain the increased sexual interest and elevated mood seen in some manic patients
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