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- adjective of or pertaining to
psychoanalysis
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or relating to or incorporating the methods and theory of psychiatric treatment originated by Sigmund Freud
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Examples
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Woody milks this absurd situation for all it's worth, and it is one of his funniest films, even as it deals in the kind of psychoanalytical subtexts that inform all of his work.
10/21: Charlotte et son Jules; Another Woman; New York Stories; Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?; Only Angels Have Wings Ed Howard 2007
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Woody milks this absurd situation for all it's worth, and it is one of his funniest films, even as it deals in the kind of psychoanalytical subtexts that inform all of his work.
Archive 2007-10-01 Ed Howard 2007
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Whatever else it may be ” a stark symbolic drama about the conflict between nature and culture; a startlingly prescient 'psychoanalytical' exploration of the dynamics of sexuality and repression; an eerie mystery-play celebrating the obscure power of divinity; or, simply, the work that offers the greatest single 'specimen of sheer theatrical power' that the Athenian stage bequeathed to us [*] ” Euripides 'Bacchae is surely the cleverest literary riposte in history.
A Wild Night in the Park Mendelsohn, Daniel 2009
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During this time, to understand what happened to Kim, I was still reading all I could find about suicide in fiction, poetry, and psychoanalytical texts.
History of a Suicide Jill Bialosky 2011
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And already, budding psychoanalytical associations are starting to form in China's urban centers.
Freud coming into fashion in China William Wan 2010
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Apparently intended to convey the characters 'innermost thoughts on love, sex and desire, they read more like cod-psychoanalytical extracts from Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus: The man wants sex and baits it with the chance of commitment.
All the Hopeful Lovers by William Nicholson - review Laura Barnett 2010
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My thoughts wandered back to a moment in my psychoanalytical training when a fellow student, a father, spoke with much sadness and regret over spanking his daughter when she was a child.
Robi Ludwig: To Spank or Not to Spank, That Is the Question! Robi Ludwig 2011
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During this time, to understand what happened to Kim, I was still reading all I could find about suicide in fiction, poetry, and psychoanalytical texts.
History of a Suicide Jill Bialosky 2011
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My thoughts wandered back to a moment in my psychoanalytical training when a fellow student, a father, spoke with much sadness and regret over spanking his daughter when she was a child.
Robi Ludwig: To Spank or Not to Spank, That Is the Question! Robi Ludwig 2011
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And already, budding psychoanalytical associations are starting to form in China's urban centers.
The fundamentals of Freud come into fashion in China William Wan 2010
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