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psychoanalysis

🇬🇧 UK/.saikәuә'nælәsis/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

A method of treating mental disorders by exploring unconscious thoughts and feelings, based on Freud's theories.

精神分析(法);心理分析

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
psychmind, soul, spirit
+
oconnector
+
anaup, back, again
+
lysisloosen, dissolve, break down
=psychoanalysis

Common Collocations

  • 1.undergo psychoanalysis接受精神分析治疗
  • 2.classical psychoanalysis经典精神分析
  • 3.Freudian psychoanalysis弗洛伊德式精神分析
  • 4.psychoanalysis session精神分析疗程

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    She underwent years of psychoanalysis to address her deep-seated childhood trauma.

  • 2.

    Freud's psychoanalysis revolutionized how we understand the human mind.

  • 3.

    Critics argue that psychoanalysis lacks the empirical rigor of modern psychology.

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