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psychodynamics

[ sahy-koh-dahy-nam-iks ]

noun

, (used with a singular verb)
  1. any clinical approach to personality, as Freud's, that sees personality as the result of a dynamic interplay of conscious and unconscious factors.
  2. the aggregate of motivational forces, both conscious and unconscious, that determine human behavior and attitudes:

    Mythologists see the myths as having developed through the psychodynamics of the human social psyche.



psychodynamics

/ ˌsaɪkəʊdaɪˈnæmɪks /

noun

  1. functioning as singular psychol the study of interacting motives and emotions
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˌpsychodyˈnamic, adjective
  • ˌpsychodyˈnamically, adverb
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Other Words From

  • psy·cho·dy·nam·ic adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of psychodynamics1

First recorded in 1870–75; psycho- + dynamics
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Example Sentences

For as I said before, even an ultimately developed psychodynamics can't do everything.

Doctor Stone's university course had not included psychodynamics in the female species.

Any of the standard texts on psychodynamics in education will show you the pitfalls to avoid when dealing with identical siblings.

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