Freudianism

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Etymology

Freudian +‎ -ism

Noun

Freudianism (usually uncountable, plural Freudianisms)

  1. (psychology, psychoanalysis) Freudian beliefs and practices, particularly the mechanism of psychological repression, the centrality of sexual desire to the development of the persona, and the efficacy of the "talking cure" or psychoanalytic technique.

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