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Psychoanalysis

🔄 Synonyms of "Psychoanalysis"

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Word	Definition
analysisnoun	(countable) Decomposition into components in order to study (a complex thing, concept, theory, etc.).
depth psychologynoun	An approach to psychology which attempts to describe and explain the structure, content, and relationship of conscious and unconscious mental activity, and which is intended to serve as a basis for psychoanalytic therapies.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Psychoanalysis"

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Word	Definition
depth psychologynoun	An approach to psychology which attempts to describe and explain the structure, content, and relationship of conscious and unconscious mental activity, and which is intended to serve as a basis for psychoanalytic therapies.
analysisnoun	(countable) Decomposition into components in order to study (a complex thing, concept, theory, etc.).
psychoanalytic treatment	—
psychodynamic therapy	—
psychoanalytic therapy	—
talking cure	The Talking Cure and chimney sweeping were terms Bertha Pappenheim, known in case studies by the alias Anna O., used for the verbal therapy given to her by Josef Breuer.
freudian psychologynoun	the psychological theories of sigmund freud
psychological analysis	—
analytic psychologynoun	Alternative form of analytical psychology [(psychology, psychoanalysis) A theory and therapeutic approach founded by Carl Gustav Jung, which extends beyond Sigmund Freud's psychoanalysis by emphasizing the role of the collective unconscious.]
psychodynamicsnoun	The dynamic interplay between forces that govern human behaviour.
psychotherapynoun	The treatment of people diagnosed with mental and emotional disorders using dialogue and a variety of psychological techniques.
psychanalysisnoun	Alternative form of psychoanalysis. [A family of theories and methods within the field of psychotherapy that work to find connections among patients' unconscious mental processes.]
psychotheorynoun	psychoanalytic theory
psychoanalyticsnoun	psychoanalysis
psychopracticenoun	psychoanalytic practice
individual psychologynoun	(psychoanalysis) A psychological method or science founded by the Viennese psychiatrist Alfred Adler.
ethnopsychoanalysisnoun	The use of anthropology in psychoanalysis
hypnoanalysisnoun	Psychiatric analysis involving hypnosis.
freudianismnoun	(psychology, psychoanalysis) Freudian beliefs and practices, particularly the mechanism of psychological repression, the centrality of sexual desire to the development of the persona, and the efficacy of the "talking cure" or psychoanalytic technique.
autopsychoanalysisnoun	psychoanalysis of oneself