psychoanalysis
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
psychoanalysis/sʌɪkəʊəˈnaləsɪs/
▶noun a system of psychological theory and therapy which aims to treat mental disorders by investigating the interaction of conscious and unconscious elements in the mind and bringing repressed fears and conflicts into the conscious mind.
– derivatives
psychoanalyse (US psychoanalyze) verb,
psychoanalyst noun,
psychoanalytic adjective,
psychoanalytical adjective,
psychoanalytically adverb.
psychoanalyse (US psychoanalyze) verb,
psychoanalyst noun,
psychoanalytic adjective,
psychoanalytical adjective,
psychoanalytically adverb.
'psychoanalysis' also found in these Oxford entries:
abreaction
- anaclitic
- anal
- anal-retentive
- analysand
- analysis
- anima
- animus
- archetype
- cathectic
- cathexis
- censor
- complex
- counter-transference
- displacement
- dreamwork
- ego
- Electra complex
- false memory
- Freudian
- genital
- id
- imago
- integration
- introjection
- libido
- oral
- orality
- penis envy
- phallic
- pleasure principle
- pregenital
- primary process
- psychosynthesis
- reaction formation
- reality principle
- Rorschach test
- superego
- suppress
- transference
