depth psychology

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noun

any approach to psychology that postulates and studies personality from the standpoint of dynamic and unconscious motivation.

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Origin of depth psychology

First recorded in 1925–30

Words nearby depth psychology

depth finder, depth gauge, depth of field, depth of focus, depth perception, depth psychology, depth sounder, depurate, depurative, deputation, depute

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How to use depth psychology in a sentence

My trip takes the reverse path, and I begin by assessing the depth of my Shakespeare knowledge in his birthplace.
Biking With the Bard|Kara Cutruzzula|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“The psychology of BDSM is lacking in other formal training regiments and interactions,” added Stella.
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Ambassador Shirley Temple Black attributed this to the “deeply risk-averse psychology of the Czech people.”
How Havel Inspired the Velvet Revolution|Michael Zantovsky|December 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It combines pickup techniques supposedly inspired by evolutionary psychology with self-help pseudoscience.
The Secret World of Pickup Artist Julien Blanc|Brandy Zadrozny|December 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Zoe Saldana has also recently praised sci-fi movies for the depth and breadth of women in its ensembles.
Science-Fiction TV Finds a New Muse: Feminism|David Levesley|November 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The dry earth, sun-baked to a depth of many feet, was giving off its store of heat accumulated during the day.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
They reached a depth in his nature which had been long untouched; a stratum, so to speak, which lay far beneath the surface.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
One of these is filled to a depth of about one-fourth inch from a puncture in the finger, and is set aside for a few hours.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
No one has yet gone far enough down to test the depth of the veins in any Canadian mine.
Asbestos|Robert H. Jones
They are on a lower level and are consequently worked at a greater depth than those next to be described.
Asbestos|Robert H. Jones

British Dictionary definitions for depth psychology

depth psychology

noun

psychol the study of unconscious motives and attitudes

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