psychoanalyse
Explore hidden motives
Psychoanalyse is the British spelling of psychoanalyze—to examine someone's mind using the methods of psychoanalysis, exploring unconscious thoughts, memories, and motivations.
More loosely, it means to scrutinize someone's psychology or motivations: Stop trying to psychoanalyse me.
The noun is psychoanalysis; the practitioner is a psychoanalyst.
Tragic Greek king
- ElectraMythic Greek princess
- idUnconscious instinctual drives
- egoOne's self-image
- superegoMind's moral overseer
libido · Eros · oral stage · anal stage · castration anxiety · penis envy · primal scene · pleasure principle
Unfiltered verbal thought flow
- dream interpretationAnalyzing nocturnal vision symbolism
- transferenceRedirecting feelings to substitutes
- countertransferenceTherapist's emotional response to patient
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
working through · abreaction · catharsis · couch · session · interpretation · insight · defense mechanisms
Unconscious blocking of thoughts
- drivesMoves or compels
- instinctsInnate behavioral tendencies
- complexHaving many interconnected parts
- wish fulfillmentDesires made real
symbolism · condensation · displacement · slip of tongue · neurosis · psychodynamics · preconscious · suppression
Care for an ailment
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- couchUpholstered seating furniture
- sessionScheduled time for activity
- long-termLasting extended period
insight · healing · working through · breakthrough · resistance · termination · mental health · neurosis
Original model for copies
- shadowLight blocked by object
- personaAssumed public identity
- animusDeep-seated hostility
- animaInner personality essence
collective unconscious · individuation · self · mandala · synchronicity · introversion · extraversion · complex
Oedipus
Tragic Greek king
superego · libido · Eros · oral stage · anal stage · castration anxiety · penis envy · primal scene · pleasure principle · Freudian slip
free association
Unfiltered verbal thought flow
- dream interpretationAnalyzing nocturnal vision symbolism
- transferenceRedirecting feelings to substitutes
- countertransferenceTherapist's emotional response to patient
resistance · working through · abreaction · catharsis · couch · session · interpretation · insight · defense mechanisms · repression
repression
Unconscious blocking of thoughts
wish fulfillment · symbolism · condensation · displacement · slip of tongue · neurosis · psychodynamics · preconscious · suppression · hidden meanings
treatment
Care for an ailment
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- couchUpholstered seating furniture
- sessionScheduled time for activity
long-term · insight · healing · working through · breakthrough · resistance · termination · mental health · neurosis · trauma
archetype
Original model for copies
anima · collective unconscious · individuation · self · mandala · synchronicity · introversion · extraversion · complex · Jung
psychoanalysemedicate
Administer pharmaceutical treatment
drug · sedate · electroshock · lobotomise · hospitalize
psychoanalysetake at face value
Accept without deeper analysis
gloss over · ignore · skim · oversimplify · disregard
- psychoanalytic therapyTreatment exploring unconscious motivations
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