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psychoanalysis

[sahy-koh-uh-nal-uh-sis] / ˌsaɪ koʊ əˈnæl ə sɪs /
NOUN
psychotherapy
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The 115-minute film by British directors David Tryhorn and Ben Nicholas features extensive interviews with the footballer-turned-actor in what sometimes resembles an extended session of psychoanalysis.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

Can psychoanalysis make sense of our most insidious urges?

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

This idea echoes a long-standing hypothesis in sleep research -- and even in classical psychoanalysis -- that dreams may act as "guardians of sleep."

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

To hear them engaging in psychoanalysis you could be forgiven for thinking that they've spent as much prep-time for Rome in therapy as they have on the training ground.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

“We had a long talk about Freud, Freudians, psychology, psychoanalysis, and God.”

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok



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