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Definition of psychoanalysis - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
therapy techniqueTECH. method of treating mental disorders by exploring unconscious desiresTECH.
- She underwent psychoanalysis to address her childhood traumas.
2.
psychologyTECH. method and theory for understanding the mind and unconscious motivesTECH.
- Psychoanalysis explores unconscious motives and mental processes.
Origin of psychoanalysis
Greek, psyche (soul) + analysis (breaking down)
Terms with psychoanalysis included in their meaning
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psychology
platform used in psychoanalysis or psychiatry
psychoanalysis
unconscious part of the mind with basic instincts
psychoanalysis
personality with meticulous neatness and reserve
mental health
use psychoanalysis to examine and treat someone's mind
mental health
professional practicing psychoanalysis to treat mental issues
psychoanalysis
part of the mind mediating between conscious and unconscious
psychoanalysis
desire to look and be aware of being seen
psychology
related to the methods of psychoanalysis
psychoanalysis
second stage of child's psychosexual development
psychoanalysis
fear of losing one's sexual organs or their functions
psychoanalysis
instinctual drive towards death and self-destruction
psychoanalysis
psychoanalytic technique where patients speak freely
psychoanalysis
psychoanalytic stage from age 5 or 6 to puberty
psychoanalysis
hidden meaning of a dream or fantasy
psychology
related to the Oedipus complex in psychoanalysis
psychoanalysis
boy's desire for his mother and rivalry with his father
psychoanalysis
first stage of infant development focused on the mouth
psychoanalysis
first stage of psychosexual development in infants
psychoanalysis
determined by multiple sufficient causes
psychoanalysis
unconscious desire of a woman to have a penis
psychoanalysis
third stage in child's psychosexual development focusing on genitals
Freud method
relating to the method or theories of psychoanalysis
psychoanalysis
modified instincts into socially acceptable forms
psychology
psychoanalysis in psychology
Examples of psychoanalysis in a sentence
Psychoanalysis can reveal hidden motivations. Freud developed psychoanalysis in the early 20th century. She attended weekly psychoanalysis sessions for years.
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- French:psychanalyse, ...
- German:Psychoanalyse, ...
- Italian:psicoanalisi, ...
- Spanish:psicoanálisis, ...
- Portuguese:psicanálise, ...
- Chinese:精神分析, 精神分析学, ...
- Japanese:精神分析, 精神分析学, ...
- Arabic:تَحْلِيل نَفْسِي, التَّحْلِيلُ النَّفْسِيُّ, ...
- Hebrew:פְּסִיכוֹאָנָלִיזָה, תֵּאוֹרְיָה פְּסִיכוֹאָנָלִיטִית, ...
- Russian:психоанализ, психоаналитическая теория, ...
- Ukrainian:психоаналіз, ...
- Hindi:मनोविश्लेषण, मनोविश्लेषण पद्धति, ...
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