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Psychoanalysis   /sˌaɪkoʊənˈæləsəs/  /sˌaɪkoʊənˈælɪsɪs/   Listen
Psychoanalysis

noun
1.
A set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud.  Synonyms: analysis, depth psychology.






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"Psychoanalysis" Quotes from Famous Books



... any amount of this nonsense cropping up among American cranks. Anybody may propose to establish coercive Eugenics; or enforce psychoanalysis—that is, enforce confession without absolution. And I confess I cannot connect this feature with the genuine democratic spirit of the mass. I can only suggest, in concluding this chapter, two possible causes rather peculiar to America, which ...
— What I Saw in America • G. K. Chesterton



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