psychoanalytic

Also psy·cho·an·a·lyt·i·cal

[sahy-koh-an-l-it-ik]

adjective

1. involving or using psychoanalysis, a system of theories concerning the relationship between conscious and unconscious psychological processes.

   This course covers many different methodologies, including sociological, psychoanalytic, and ethnographic approaches to literary criticism.

Other Word Forms

• psychoanalytically adverb
• nonpsychoanalytic adjective
• nonpsychoanalytical adjective
• nonpsychoanalytically adverb
• postpsychoanalytic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of psychoanalytic¹

psycho- ( def. ) + analytic ( def. )

Example Sentences

Whether you buy into the psychoanalytic theories, the grievance narratives work – from Trump’s crusade to Make America Great Again to Putin promising to get Russia back off its knees….

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The man card could not be more explicit from a psychoanalytic perspective in the story I tell.

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Dr. Roland also wrote plays and sometimes wrote psychoanalytic interpretations of plays by others.

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From a psychoanalytic perspective, Trump manages his chronic, massive anxiety by searching for certainty in the moment.

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“At my graduation from psychoanalytic training, a supervising analyst said to me, ‘Your analysis will cure you of the need to do research.’”

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