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psychoanalyst

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psy⋅cho⋅an⋅a⋅lyst

  [sahy-koh-an-l-ist]
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–noun
a person trained to practice psychoanalysis.
Origin:
1910–15; psycho- + analyst
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Kevin R. Kulic, Ph.D.,
Licensed NYS Psychologist Depression, Anxiety, OCD, & Others.
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psy·cho·a·nal·y·sis   (sī'kō-ə-nāl'ĭ-sĭs)   
n.   pl. psy·cho·a·nal·y·ses (-sēz')

    1. The method of psychological therapy originated by Sigmund Freud in which free association, dream interpretation, and analysis of resistance and transference are used to explore repressed or unconscious impulses, anxieties, and internal conflicts, in order to free psychic energy for mature love and work.

    2. The theory of personality developed by Freud that focuses on repression and unconscious forces and includes the concepts of infantile sexuality, resistance, transference, and division of the psyche into the id, ego, and superego.

  2. Psychotherapy incorporating this method and theory.

psy'cho·an'a·lyst (-ān'ə-lĭst) n., psy'cho·an'a·lyt'ic (-ān'ə-lĭt'ĭk), psy'cho·an'a·lyt'i·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adj., psy'cho·an'a·lyt'i·cal·ly adv.
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Main Entry: psy·cho·an·a·lyst
Pronunciation: -'an-&l-&st
Function: noun
: a person who practices or adheres tothe principles of psychoanalysis; specifically : a psychotherapist trained at an established psychoanalytic institute
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psychoanalyst psy·cho·an·a·lyst (sī'kō-ān'ə-lĭst)
n.
A psychotherapist, usually a psychiatrist or a clinical psychologist, who is trained in psychoanalysis and employs its methods in treating emotional disorders.

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