metapsychology (ˌmɛtəsaɪˈkɒlədʒɪ) ![]() | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the study of philosophical questions, such as the relation between mind and body, that go beyond the laws of experimental psychology |
| 2. | any attempt to state the general laws of psychology |
| 3. | another word for parapsychology |
| metapsychological | |
| —adj | |
| (used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.) |
| given to using long words. |
metapsychology met·a·psy·chol·o·gy (mět'ə-sī-kŏl'ə-jē)
n.
Philosophical inquiry supplementing the empirical science of psychology and dealing with aspects of the mind that cannot be evaluated on the basis of objective or empirical evidence.
A comprehensive system of psychology involving several different approaches to mental processes as described in the Freudian theory of the mind.