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psychoanalysis

[sahy-koh-uh-nal-uh-sis] / ˌsaɪ koʊ əˈnæl ə sɪs /
NOUN
psychotherapy
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In psychoanalysis, projection involves attributing feelings, intentions, or qualities to someone else.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

“Psychiatrists were fed up with psychoanalysis and longed to be seen as part of a valid medical profession,” Mr. Garson writes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

From this perspective, both psychoanalysis and predictive neuroscience help explain why lasting psychological change can take considerable time.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 1, 2026

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

But, in spite of the psychoanalysis, Malcolm will always be exactly who he is, whether or not we as a society ever succeed in figuring him out.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

There seem to be two psychoanalyses of male “feminists” accused of misconduct.

From Slate ● Jan. 17, 2025

The true-blue Freudians have only scorn for what Dr. Brill calls "societies and individuals who offer the public better, cheaper and quicker psychoanalyses."

From Time Magazine Archive

Marmor points out that even Freud complained that some psychoanalyses seemed interminable and made the patient emotionally dependent on the analyst.

From Time Magazine Archive

From his long experience in New York City, Dr. Wertham was convinced that eight out of ten psychoanalyses should not have been started, and that six out of ten were more harmful than helpful.

From Time Magazine Archive


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