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psychodynamics
[ sahy-koh-dahy-nam-iks ]
noun
, (used with a singular verb)
- any clinical approach to personality, as Freud's, that sees personality as the result of a dynamic interplay of conscious and unconscious factors.
- 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
- functioning as singular psychol the study of interacting motives and emotions
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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
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Example Sentences
For as I said before, even an ultimately developed psychodynamics can't do everything.
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Doctor Stone's university course had not included psychodynamics in the female species.
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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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