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psychoanalyst Definition


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psychoanalysis
noun
    1. psychol.
      A theory and method of treatment for mental and emotional disorders, which explores the effects of unconscious motivation and conflict on a person's behaviour.
Derivative: psychoanalyst
noun
    Derivative: psychoanalytic
    adj
      Etymology: 19c: from French psychoanalyse; pioneered by the Austrian neurologist Sigmund Freud (1856‐1939).



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