psychoanalysis
Noun: A therapeutic method and psychological theory, originating with Sigmund Freud, for investigating and treating mental disorders. It focuses on bringing unconscious conflicts, desires, and motivations into conscious awareness, often through techniques like free association and dream analysis.
Psychoanalysis is used as a singular, uncountable noun to refer to the overall discipline, method, or course of treatment. - She has been in psychoanalysis for three years to understand the root of her anxiety. - The professor's work integrates elements of modern neuroscience with classical psychoanalysis. - His physician recommended psychoanalysis as a treatment option.
- Undergo psychoanalysis: To be a patient in this form of therapy.
- The character in the novel decides to undergo psychoanalysis.
- Practice of psychoanalysis: Refers to the professional application of the method.
- He dedicated his life to the practice and teaching of psychoanalysis.
- Psychoanalytic (adjective): Relating to psychoanalysis.
- Freud's psychoanalytic theories were revolutionary.
- Psychoanalyst (noun): A practitioner of psychoanalysis.
- She is a trained psychoanalyst with a private practice.
- Analysis (in a psychological context)
- Depth psychology
- Freudian analysis
- Psychoanalytic therapy: A more specific term for the treatment aspect.
- Psychoanalytic interpretation: The process of analyzing unconscious meaning.
The term specifically denotes the system developed by Sigmund Freud and his followers. While sometimes used loosely to mean any in-depth psychological exploration, its academic use is tied to Freudian concepts of the unconscious, id, ego, superego, and psychosexual development.
- 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