psychoanalytical
Unconscious mind exploring
Psychoanalytical describes something relating to or based on psychoanalysis—the therapeutic method and theory developed by Freud that explores unconscious mental processes.
A psychoanalytical interpretation of a dream looks for hidden meanings rooted in repressed desires.
The critic offered a psychoanalytical reading of the novel's symbolism.
Also psychoanalytic.
Unconscious blocking of thoughts
- sublimationSolid to gas directly
- denialRefusal to accept reality
- introjectionUnconscious absorption of external values
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
preconscious · dreamwork · condensation · symbolism · free association · slip of the tongue · dream interpretation · depth psychology
Redirecting feelings to substitutes
- countertransferenceTherapist's emotional response to patient
- working throughAddressing something systematically
- analystOne who examines systematically
- interpretationAssigned meaning
insight · resistance · catharsis · abreaction · couch · session · termination · neutrality
Psychosexual attachment to mother
- libidoInnate erotic drive
- idUnconscious instinctual drives
- egoOne's self-image
- superegoMind's moral overseer
psychosexual · penis envy · castration anxiety · anal stage · oral stage · defense mechanisms · repression · projection
Functional mental disorder
- psychosisSevere reality detachment
- hysteriaUncontrollable emotional excess
- narcissismExcessive admiration of oneself
- borderlineEdge of acceptability
melancholia · paranoia · phobia · conversion disorder · fixation · regression · acting out · splitting
Unconscious instinctual drives
- egoOne's self-image
- superegoMind's moral overseer
- defense mechanismsUnconscious strategies avoiding distress
- reality testingAssessing perception against actuality
Universal symbolic patterns
- animaInner personality essence
- animusDeep-seated hostility
- collective unconsciousInherited psychological heritage of humanity
- shadowLight blocked by object
persona · individuation · synchronicity · complex · introversion · extraversion · mandala · numinous
repression
Unconscious blocking of thoughts
- sublimationSolid to gas directly
- denialRefusal to accept reality
- introjectionUnconscious absorption of external values
resistance · preconscious · dreamwork · condensation · symbolism · free association · slip of the tongue · dream interpretation · depth psychology
transference
Redirecting feelings to substitutes
- countertransferenceTherapist's emotional response to patient
- working throughAddressing something systematically
- analystOne who examines systematically
interpretation · insight · resistance · catharsis · abreaction · couch · session · termination · neutrality · abstinence
Oedipus complex
Psychosexual attachment to mother
superego · psychosexual · penis envy · castration anxiety · anal stage · oral stage · defense mechanisms · repression · projection · displacement
neurosis
Functional mental disorder
- psychosisSevere reality detachment
- hysteriaUncontrollable emotional excess
- narcissismExcessive admiration of oneself
borderline · melancholia · paranoia · phobia · conversion disorder · fixation · regression · acting out · splitting · psychosomatic
id
Unconscious instinctual drives
- egoOne's self-image
- superegoMind's moral overseer
- defense mechanismsUnconscious strategies avoiding distress
archetypes
Universal symbolic patterns
- animaInner personality essence
- animusDeep-seated hostility
- collective unconsciousInherited psychological heritage of humanity
shadow · persona · individuation · synchronicity · complex · introversion · extraversion · mandala · numinous · amplification
psychoanalyticalbehavioral
Relating to conduct
behaviourist · cognitive-behavioral · behaviorist · cognitive · solution-focused
psychoanalyticalneurobiological
Of brain and nerve study
biological · neuroscientific · physiological · behaviorist · empirical
psychoanalyticalempirical
Based on observation, not theory
positivist · experimental · quantitative · scientific · measurable
- psychoanalytic therapyTreatment exploring unconscious motivations