psychoanalytic

[ sahy-koh-an-l-it-ik ]

adjective

1. involving or using psychoanalysis, a system of theories concerning the relationship between conscious and unconscious psychological processes:

   This course covers many different methodologies, including sociological, psychoanalytic, and ethnographic approaches to literary criticism.

Other Words From

• psy·cho·an·a·lyt·i·cal·ly adverb
• non·psy·cho·an·a·lyt·ic adjective
• non·psy·cho·an·a·lyt·i·cal adjective
• non·psy·cho·an·a·lyt·i·cal·ly adverb
• post·psy·cho·an·a·lyt·ic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of psychoanalytic¹

psycho- ( def ) + analytic ( def )

Example Sentences

Dr. Lance Dodes is a former clinical professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and a training and supervising analyst emeritus at the Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute:

From Salon

Whether you buy into the psychoanalytic theories, the grievance narratives work – from Trump’s crusade to Make America Great Again to Putin promising to get Russia back off its knees.

From Salon

Dr. Lance Dodes is a retired assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and a training and supervising analyst emeritus at the Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute.

From Salon

“One could say that wherever you go, wherever you are, you are always surrounded by foreigners. … And then in a more personal, perhaps psychoanalytic subjective dimension, wherever you go, you are also a foreigner, deep down inside.”

From Seattle Times

Dr. Lance Dodes is a former clinical professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and a training and supervising analyst emeritus at the Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute.

From Salon