psychodynamics

[ sahy-koh-dahy-nam-iks ]
/ ˌsaɪ koʊ daɪˈnæm ɪks /

noun (used with a singular verb)

Psychology. any clinical approach to personality, as Freud's, that sees personality as the result of a dynamic interplay of conscious and unconscious factors.
the aggregate of motivational forces, both conscious and unconscious, that determine human behavior and attitudes.
Also called dynamics.

Origin of psychodynamics

First recorded in 1870–75; psycho- + dynamics

OTHER WORDS FROM psychodynamics

psy·cho·dy·nam·ic, adjective psy·cho·dy·nam·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby psychodynamics

psychochemistry, psychodelic, psychodiagnosis, psychodiagnostics, psychodrama, psychodynamics, psychoendocrinology, psychogalvanic, psychogalvanic response, psychogalvanometer, psychogenesis

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British Dictionary definitions for psychodynamic

psychodynamics
/ (ˌsaɪkəʊdaɪˈnæmɪks) /

noun

(functioning as singular) psychol the study of interacting motives and emotions

Derived forms of psychodynamics

psychodynamic, adjective psychodynamically, adverb

Medical definitions for psychodynamic

psychodynamics
[ sī′kō-dī-năm′ĭks, -dĭ- ]

n.

The interaction of various conscious and unconscious mental or emotional processes, especially as they influence personality, behavior, and attitudes.
The study of personality and behavior in terms of such processes.