psicanalise
nounfemininetécnico/psikɐnɐˈlizɨ/medium
psi·ca·na·li·se
Definition
Therapeutic method and psychological theory developed by Sigmund Freud, aiming to explore the unconscious, especially through the analysis of dreams, slips of the tongue, and free association.
He decided to undergo psychoanalysis to better understand his anxieties.
Freudian psychoanalysis had a profound impact on 20th-century culture.
Common collocations
to undergo psychoanalysispsychoanalysis sessiontheory of psychoanalysis
Etymology
Do francês 'psychanalyse', termo cunhado por Sigmund Freud a partir do grego 'psykhḗ' ('alma, espírito') e 'análusis' ('análise').