hypnoanalysis

American

[hip-noh-uh-nal-uh-sis] / ˌhɪp noʊ əˈnæl ə sɪs /

noun

a method of psychoanalysis in which a patient is put into hypnosis in an attempt to secure analytic data, free associations, and early emotional reactions.

hypnoanalysis British

/ ˌhɪpnəʊˌænəˈlɪtɪk, ˌhɪpnəʊəˈnælɪsɪs /

noun

psychol psychoanalysis conducted on a hypnotized person

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hypnoanalytic

adjective

Etymology

Origin of hypnoanalysis

First recorded in 1915–20; hypno- + analysis

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It is also a pioneering study in hypnoanalysis.

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Lindner reports that the hypnoanalysis cured Harold's blinking.

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