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

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

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

The man card could not be more explicit from a psychoanalytic perspective in the story I tell.

From Salon

He added, “This is quite different from the many psychoanalysts who tend to assume the primacy of psychic reality and believe that psychology determines culture and society — another form of psychoanalytic reductionism.”

From New York Times

From a psychoanalytic perspective, Trump manages his chronic, massive anxiety by searching for certainty in the moment.

From Salon