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psychoanalysis
/ˌsaɪ koʊ ə ˈnæ lə səs/
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a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives…
psychoanalysis meaning(s)
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- (n) a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud
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- Cognitive therapy is everything psychoanalysis isn't: simple, quick, practical, goal oriented.
- Freud first used the term psychoanalysis in 1896, when he was already 40.
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psychoanalyst
/ˌsaɪ koʊ ˈæ nə ləst/
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a licensed practitioner of psychoanalysis
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psychoanalytic
/ˌsaɪ koʊ ˌæ nə ˈlɪ tɪk/
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of or relating to or incorporating the methods and…
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psychoanalytic process
a process that is assumed to occur in psychoanalytic theory
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psychoanalytical
of or relating to or incorporating the methods and theory of psychiatric…
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psychoanalyze
subject to psychoanalytic treatment
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psychobabble
/ˌsaɪ koʊ ˈbæ bəl/
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using language loaded with psychological terminology
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psychodelic drug
a psychoactive drug that induces hallucinations or altered sensory…
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psychodid
a fly of the family Psychodidae
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psychodidae
very small two-winged flies with hairy wings that develop in moss and damp…
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psychodynamics
the interrelation of conscious and unconscious processes and emotions…
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psychogalvanic response
a change in the electrical properties of the skin in response…
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psychogenesis
the development in the life of an individual of some disorder that is…
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psychogenetic
of or relating to the psychological cause of a disorder
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psychogenic
/ˌsaɪ koʊ ˈdʒɛ nɪk/
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of or relating to the psychological cause of a disorder
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psychogenic fugue
dissociative disorder in which a person forgets who they are and…
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psychokinesis
/ˌsaɪ koʊ kə ˈni səs/
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the power to move something by thinking about it without…
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psychokinetic
moving an object without apparent use of physical means
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psycholinguist
a person (usually a psychologist but sometimes a linguist) who studies…
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psycholinguistic
of or relating to the psychology of language
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psycholinguistics
the branch of cognitive psychology that studies the psychological…
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psychological
/ˌsaɪ kə ˈlɑ dʒɪ kəl/
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mental or emotional as opposed to physical in nature
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psychological condition
(psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities…
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psychological disorder
(psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion;…