overdetermination
[ oh-ver-di-tur-muh-ney-shuh n ]
/ ˈoʊ vər dɪˌtɜr məˈneɪ ʃən /
noun Psychoanalysis.
the concept that a single emotional symptom or event, as a dream or a slip of the tongue, may be caused by more than one factor.
Origin of overdetermination
Words nearby overdetermination
overdate,
overdelicate,
overdenture,
overdependence,
overdependent,
overdetermination,
overdetermined,
overdevelop,
overdeviate,
overdo,
overdog
Medical definitions for overdetermination
overdetermination
[ ō′vər-dĭ-tûr′mə-nā′shən ]
n.
In psychoanalytic theory, the concept that multiple causes collaborate to produce a single behavior, emotion, mental symptom, or dream.