🔍 To examine closely 🛋️ To treat mentally

to analyze

23 6.8

To have therapy over time to explore hidden thoughts and feelings

verb
/ˈænəˌlaɪz/

Specialized

: psicoanalizar

Do psychiatrists analyze themselves all the time?

Examples

I think it's time we analyze what's going on inside your head.

Antidote (2021)
And Professor Labovich was once asked, do you ever analyze your dreams?
Let's for a second analyze this confused adolescent.

My Suicide (2009)
Based on the patient's free associations, Bose analyzed this as an expression of "a wish to be female."

Academic text (1990)
To determine unequivocally whether these microbes came from space or from Earth, scientists must analyze them with the tried-and-true methods of identifying extraterrestrial material.

Academic text (2001)
The therapist will analyze your feelings to help you understand your thoughts better.
During our session, the psychologist will analyze your memories to uncover any hidden issues.
It is important to analyze your emotional responses to grasp the underlying causes of your anxiety.

Synonyms

to psychoanalyze

vsto analyze

Specialized

10 7.9

To examine someone's feelings and early memories using talk therapy

means the same but is the formal clinical term for that treatment

Phrasal Verbs

to factor analyze

Specialized

1 8.0

Examine many test scores or survey answers to find hidden traits

Surface Forms

analyze infinitive

analyzed past

analyzed past participle

analyzing present participle

analyses third person singular

Morphology

analyze = analysis (transparent) = analysis + ize

Same formation as the general sense; the specialized psychoanalytic meaning is an extension but still follows the standard derivational pattern from 'analysis' + '-ize'.

Etymology

Analyze in therapy uses the same Greek parts ana- 'up' and lyein 'to loosen', and it helps as a picture: a therapist 'loosens' your thoughts into parts to find hidden feelings. So being analyzed means talking through parts of your mind to understand them better.