Associations to the word «Psychoanalysis»

Wiktionary

PSYCHOANALYSIS, noun. (psychoanalysis) a family of theories and methods within the field of psychotherapy that work to find connections among patients' unconscious mental processes

Dictionary definition

PSYCHOANALYSIS, 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".

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke