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French word
psychanalyse
Pronunciation
IPA/psikanaliz/
Meaning
- feminine nounpsychoanalytic therapy
Example
Il commence une psychanalyse pour gérer son anxiété.
He begins psychoanalytic therapy to manage his anxiety.
More examples
Elle suit une psychanalyse depuis six mois.
She has been undergoing psychoanalysis for six months.
Core concept
A long-running therapeutic setting where inner material is brought to repeated sessions for interpretation.
Common phrases
commencer une psychanalyse
start psychoanalysis
faire une psychanalyse
undergo psychoanalysis
séance de psychanalyse
psychoanalysis session
Similar words
psychothérapie: An umbrella term for psychological treatments that help relieve mental or emotional difficulties.
psychanalyste: A specialist who uses psychoanalytic theory and methods to investigate the unconscious.
psychologue: A trained specialist who offers psychological assessment, counseling, and emotional support.
psychiatrie: The medical specialty focused on the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders.
Definition in French
Processus thérapeutique fondé sur l'examen des pensées, des souvenirs et des rêves, conduit par un psychanalyste lors de séances répétées.
Word origin
Psychanalyse joins psycho-, derived from Greek psychē meaning mind or soul, to analyse, and denotes the method developed through Freud's work.
Usage tips
- Psychanalyse generally names a sustained treatment, whereas psychothérapie is the broader French term for psychotherapy.
Other meanings
- psychoanalysisnoun
Opposites
- thérapie comportementalebehavioral therapynoun
Related words
- psychanalystepsychoanalystnoun
- psychanalytiquepsychoanalyticadjective
- psychanalyserpsychoanalyzeverb