psychoanalysis

Meanings

Plural: psychoanalyses

Noun

• 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"
• A family of theories and methods within the field of psychotherapy that work to find connections among patients' unconscious mental processes.

Synonyms

analysis, depth psychology

Related Words

ethnopsychoanalysis, neuropsychoanalysis, psychoanalyst, psychoanalytic, psychoanalytical