1. relating to or involving psychoanalysis, the method of treating mental disorders by investigating the unconscious mind
Usage: psychology

Examples

• The psychoanalytic approach focuses on unconscious conflicts and childhood experiences.
• She studied psychoanalytic theory in her graduate psychology program.
• The therapist used psychoanalytic techniques to help the patient understand repressed memories.
• Freud’s psychoanalytic methods revolutionized the field of mental health treatment.
• The psychoanalytic interpretation of dreams remains influential in modern therapy.
• Many psychoanalytic concepts have been challenged by contemporary research.