metapsychology
[ met-uh-sahy-kol-uh-jee ]
/ ˌmɛt ə saɪˈkɒl ə dʒi /
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noun
speculative thought dealing systematically with concepts extending beyond the limits of psychology as an empirical science.
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Origin of metapsychology
First recorded in 1905–10; meta- + psychology
OTHER WORDS FROM metapsychology
met·a·psy·cho·log·i·cal [met-uh-sahy-kuh-loj-i-kuhl], /ˌmɛt əˌsaɪ kəˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl/, adjectiveWords nearby metapsychology
metaplastic polyp, metapolitics, Metapontum, metaprotein, metaproterenol sulfate, metapsychology, metarchon, metarteriole, metarubricyte, metascope, metasequoia
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British Dictionary definitions for metapsychology
metapsychology
/ (ˌmɛtəsaɪˈkɒlədʒɪ) /
noun psychol
the study of philosophical questions, such as the relation between mind and body, that go beyond the laws of experimental psychology
any attempt to state the general laws of psychology
another word for parapsychology
Derived forms of metapsychology
metapsychological (ˌmɛtəˌsaɪkəˈlɒdʒɪkəl), adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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Medical definitions for metapsychology
metapsychology
[ mĕt′ə-sī-kŏl′ə-jē ]
n.
Philosophical inquiry supplementing the empirical science of psychology and dealing with aspects of the mind that cannot be evaluated on the basis of objective or empirical evidence.
A comprehensive system of psychology involving several different approaches to mental processes as described in the Freudian theory of the mind.
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