psychoanalysis
pronunciation
How to pronounce psychoanalysis in British English:
UK [ˌsaɪkəʊəˈnæləsɪs]
How to pronounce psychoanalysis in American English:
US [ˌsaɪkoʊəˈnæləsɪs]
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- Noun:
- a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud
Word Origin
- psychoanalysis (n.)
- 1906, from Psychoanalyse, coined 1896 in French by Freud from Latinized form of Greek psykhe- "mental" (see psyche) + German Analyse, from Greek analysis (see analysis). Freud earlier used psychische analyse (1894).
Example
- 1. That is why it has particular resonance for psychoanalysis .
- 2. Psychoanalysis has its supporters as well as its critics .
- 3. Mr tuckett is leverhulme research fellow and visiting professor in psychoanalysis at ucl .
- 4. Psychoanalysis is a method of therapy .
- 5. Psychoanalysis is a bogus science because its practitioners do not do scientific research .