a method of studying the mind and treating psychiatric and emotional disorders based on revealing and investigating the role of the unconscious mind
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psy•cho•a•nal•y•sis /ˌsaɪkoʊəˈnæləsɪs/USA pronunciation
n. [uncountable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Psychotherapya method for studying the hidden or unconscious processes of the mind as a way of treating mental illness.
psy•cho•a•nal•y•sis
(sī′kō ə nal′ə sis),USA pronunciation n.
psy•cho•an•a•lyt•ic
(sī′kō an′l it′ik),USA pronunciation psy′cho•an′a•lyt′i•cal, adj.
psy′cho•an′a•lyt′i•cal•ly, adv.
- Psychotherapya systematic structure of theories concerning the relation of conscious and unconscious psychological processes.
- Psychotherapya technical procedure for investigating unconscious mental processes and for treating psychoneuroses.
- German Psychoanalyse. See psycho-, analysis
- 1905–10;
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