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psychoanalytic process

psychoanalytic process

8.2
A type of talk therapy that explores a person's hidden thoughts and childhood experiences
  • noun
  • /ˌsaɪkoʊəˈnælɪtɪk ˈprɑːsɛs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : proceso psicoanalítico
  • The psychoanalytic process often involves exploring unconscious thoughts and childhood experiences.

Examples

  • An effective psychoanalytic process requires a strong therapeutic relationship between analyst and patient.

  • The concept of transference is central to understanding the psychoanalytic process.

  • The psychoanalytic process can be transformative.

  • Understanding the psychoanalytic process can help therapists guide their patients.

  • An effective psychoanalytic process requires a strong therapeutic relationship between analyst and patient.

  • The psychoanalytic process often involves exploring unconscious thoughts and childhood experiences.

  • Understanding the psychoanalytic process can help therapists guide their patients.

Synonyms

analysis
vspsychoanalytic process
  • Specialized
52 6.8

A method of therapy that explores a person's hidden thoughts and childhood memories

refers to the specific processes theorized to happen during therapy rather than methods
psychoanalysis
vspsychoanalytic process
  • Specialized
14 8.1

A type of therapy where a trained person helps you find and understand hidden thoughts and feelings

focuses on the mental and therapeutic processes occurring within that system

How Psychoanalytic

psychoanalytic process
  • Specialized
8.2
defense mechanism
  • Specialized
10 5.3
consciousness
229 4.9

Surface Forms

psychoanalytic process singular
psychoanalytic processes plural

Morphology

psychoanalytic + process

This is a straightforward adjective + noun composition: 'psychoanalytic' (relating to psychoanalysis) simply qualifies 'process' (a sequence of steps or changes), so the meaning 'processes related to psychoanalytic theory or therapy' is directly derivable from the constituents. The construction is a regular, cross-linguistically common compositional pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Psychoanalytic process comes from the parts psycho (meaning the 'mind') and analytic (meaning 'to examine by taking apart'). Imagine a therapist gently bringing hidden thoughts out of a locked box to look at them and understand them, and that's why the phrase means 'the careful mental work done in therapy'.