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psychodynamic

[ sahy-koh-dahy-nam-ik ]

adjective

  1. Psychology. of or relating to any clinical approach to personality, as Freud’s, that sees personality and behavior as the result of the ongoing, shifting interplay of conscious and unconscious emotional and motivational forces:

    By identifying the unconscious drives and forgotten experiences that influence decisions, psychodynamic therapy can be helpful in choosing new positive behaviors and leaving self-destructive ones behind.

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  • psy·cho·dy·nam·i·cal·ly adverb

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