freudianism

Freud·i·an   (froi'dē-ən)    adj.  Relating to or being in accordance with the psychoanalytic theories of Sigmund Freud. n.  A person who accepts the basic tenets of the psychoanalytic theories of Sigmund Freud, especially a psychiatrist or psychologist who applies Freudian theory and method in conducting psychotherapy. Freud'i·an·ism n.

Freudian

Pertaining to or agreeing with the theories of Sigmund Freud.

Freudian 

Main Entry: Freud·ian
Pronunciation: 'froid-E-&n
Function: adjective
: of, relating to, or according with the psychoanalytic theories or practicesof Freud —Freudian noun —Freud·ian·ism /-&-"niz-&m/ noun
Freud /'froid/, Sigmund(1856–1939), Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist. Freud was the founder of psychoanalysis. He began his study of hysteria with Josef Breuer, whose method of treatment was hypnosis. From1892 to 1895 Freud developed treatment by the technique of free association of ideas. He came to believe that a complex of repressed and forgotten impressions underlies all abnormal mental states suchas hysteria, and that a cure could be affected by a revelation of these impressions. His work in this area convinced him of the fact of infantile sexuality. He also developed a theory that dreams arean unconscious representation of repressed desires, especially sexual desires. In 1900 he published his greatest work, The Interpretation of Dreams.

Freudian Freud·i·an (froi'dē-ən)
adj.
Relating to or being in accordance with the psychoanalytic theories of Sigmund Freud. n.
An individual who accepts the tenets of psychoanalytic theories of Sigmund Freud, especially a psychiatrist who applies Freudian theory and method in conducting psychotherapy.