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1. (n.) psychoanalysis
a systematic structure of theories concerning the relation of conscious and unconscious psychological processes.
2. psychoanalysis
a technical procedure for investigating unconscious mental processes and for treating mental illness.
Etymology: (1905–10; < G Psychoanalyse. See psycho -, analysis)
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1. (noun) psychoanalysis, analysis, depth psychology
a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud
"his physician recommended psychoanalysis"
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1. (noun) psychoanalysis
a way of treating mental and emotional problems with therapy that involves talking
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. Psychoanalysis
The separation or resolution of the psyche into its constituent elements. The term has two separate meanings: 1. a procedure devised by Sigmund Freud, for investigating mental processes by means of free association, dream interpretation and interpretation of resistance and transference manifestations; and 2. a theory of psychology developed by Freud from his clinical experience with hysterical patients. (From Campbell, Psychiatric Dictionary, 1996).
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