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psychoanalysis
[ sahy-koh-uh-nal-uh-sis ]
noun
- a systematic structure of theories concerning the relation of conscious and unconscious psychological processes.
- a technical procedure for investigating unconscious mental processes and for treating psychoneuroses.
psychoanalysis
/ ˌsaɪkəʊˈænəlɪst; ˌsaɪkəʊəˈnælɪsɪs; ˌsaɪkəʊˌænəˈlɪtɪk /
noun
- a method of studying the mind and treating mental and emotional disorders based on revealing and investigating the role of the unconscious mind
psychoanalysis
- A method of treating mental illness, originating with Sigmund Freud , in which a psychiatrist (analyst) helps a patient discover and confront the causes of the illness. Many psychiatrists believe that these causes are buried deep in the unconscious of the patient and can be brought to the surface through such techniques as hypnosis and the analysis of dreams. Psychoanalysis emphasizes that mental illness usually originates in repressed sexual desires or traumas in childhood.
Notes
Derived Forms
- psychoanalyst, noun
- ˌ⳦ˌԲˈپ, adverb
- psychoanalytic, adjective
Other Word Forms
- ····· [sahy-koh-an-l-, it, -ik], ······ [sahy-koh-an-l-, it, -i-k, uh, l], adjective
Word History and Origins
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She taught me more in 20 seconds — a new way to listen, feel and understand — than I’d learned in 30 years of psychoanalysis and endurance sports.
When it was A’s turn, they explained that whatever they were seeking from psychoanalysis, they were finding in clowning.
Others thought the movie — which deals with divorce, loss, poverty, depression, child psychoanalysis, you name it! — was too progressive.
Maybe there’s a different section of the paper for his psychoanalysis.
Like “Tár” and “There Will Be Blood,” this is cultural psychoanalysis presented as a phony biopic.
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