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psychoanalysis

psyc·hoa·na·lysis

US/ˌsaɪkoʊʌˈnælɪsɪs/ uncommon

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1.

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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From international scientific vocabulary, after German Psychoanalyse. By surface analysis, psycho- + analysis.

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