psychoanalysis
/ˌsaɪkoʊəˈnæləsɪs/
noun
- A method of treating mental health problems by exploring unconscious thoughts, feelings, and memories, often through talking with a therapist.
- Many people find relief from anxiety through long-term psychoanalysis.
- Psychoanalysis often involves discussing dreams and childhood experiences.
- Sigmund Freud is considered the founder of modern psychoanalysis.
- A theory of personality and mental processes developed by Freud and his followers.
- Psychoanalysis suggests that unconscious desires influence our everyday behavior.
- The book explains how psychoanalysis views the mind as having three parts: the id, ego, and superego.
- Students in psychology class learned about the basic concepts of psychoanalysis.
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