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psychoanalysis
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1
any of a
number
of the
theories
of the
human
personality
that
attempt
to
examine
a person's
unconscious
mind to
discover
the
hidden
causes
of their
mental
problems
:
Examples:
Sigmund Freud is
known
as the father of psychoanalysis.
2
a
theory
and
method
of
treating
mental
illness
in which a person is
encouraged
to talk about
private
thoughts
and
events
to someone
trained
in this
method
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