psychobabble
/ˈsaɪkoʊˌbæbəl/
noun
- Language that uses psychological terms in a vague, confusing, or meaningless way, often to sound impressive or to oversimplify complex ideas.
- Instead of giving clear advice, the speaker just repeated psychobabble about 'healing your inner child'.
- The self-help book was full of psychobabble about 'inner energy' and 'cosmic alignment'.
- Many people are tired of the psychobabble that dominates pop psychology articles.