analytic psychology n. The theory of psychoanalysis developed by Carl Jung that focuses on the concept of the collective unconscious and the importance of balancing opposing forces within the personality.
Main Entry: analytic psychology Function: noun : a modification of psychoanalysis due to C. G. Jung that adds to the concept of the personal unconscious a racial orcollective unconscious and advocates that psychotherapy be conducted in terms of the patient's present-day conflicts and maladjustments
