psychoanalyst

[sahy-koh-an-l-ist]

noun

1. a person trained to practice psychoanalysis.

Word History and Origins

Origin of psychoanalyst¹

First recorded in 1910–15; psycho- + analyst

Example Sentences

"These groups are the equivalent of the bistro counter – but with more people," said psychoanalyst Patrick Avrane, author of a book on attitudes to crime.

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Schildkraut had initially planned to become a psychoanalyst but completed training just as tricyclic antidepressants came into use.

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The author is a psychiatrist/psychoanalyst in private practice in New York City and teaches psychiatry residents as a clinical assistant professor of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

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As a psychoanalyst, it reminded me of the incredible gap that often exists between fantasy and reality, and how powerful fantasies and wishes distort and color genuine perception.

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We don’t know whether Alanis read or cared about the Greeks, but she’s made hundreds of mentions of Swiss psychoanalyst Carl Jung and how his pioneering theories of analytical psychology deeply influence her songwriting.

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