psychoanalyst

psy·cho·a·nal·y·sis

 (sī′kō-ə-năl′ĭ-sĭs)
n. pl. psy·cho·a·nal·y·ses (-sēz′)
1.
a. The method of psychological therapy originated by Sigmund Freud in which free association, dream interpretation, and analysis of resistance and transference are used to explore repressed or unconscious impulses, anxieties, and internal conflicts, in order to free psychic energy for mature love and work.
b. The theory of personality developed by Freud that focuses on repression and unconscious forces and includes the concepts of infantile sexuality, resistance, transference, and division of the psyche into the id, ego, and superego.
2. Psychotherapy incorporating this method and theory.

psy′cho·an′a·lyst (-ăn′ə-lĭst) n.
psy′cho·an′a·lyt′ic (-ăn′ə-lĭt′ĭk), psy′cho·an′a·lyt′i·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adj.
psy′cho·an′a·lyt′i·cal·ly adv.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.psychoanalyst - a licensed practitioner of psychoanalysispsychoanalyst - a licensed practitioner of psychoanalysis
head-shrinker, psychiatrist, shrink - a physician who specializes in psychiatry
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Translations
مُحَلِّل نَفْسي
psychoanalytik
psykoanalytiker
Psychoanalytiker
ψυχαναλυτής
psicoanalista
psychanalyste
sálgreinandi
psicoanalista
psykoanalytiker
psikanalistruhiyatçı
精神分析学家

psychoanalyst

[ˌsaɪkəʊˈænəlɪst] Npsicoanalista mf
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

psychoanalyst

[ˌsaɪkəʊˈænəlɪst] npsychanalyste mf
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

psychoanalyst

nPsychoanalytiker(in) m(f)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

psychoanalyst

[ˌsaɪkəʊˈænəlɪst] npsicanalista m/f
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

psychoanalyse

(American) psychoanalyze (saikəuˈӕnəlaiz) verb
to treat (a person suffering from mental illness) by discussing events in his/her past life which may have caused it.
ˌpsychoaˈnalysis (-ˈnӕləsis) noun
ˌpsychoˈanalyst (-list) noun
a person who gives this treatment.
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psy·cho·an·a·lyst

n. psicoanalista, analista, psicoterapeuta.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

psychoanalyst

n psicoanalista mf, analista mf (fam)
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