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Psychoanalysis vs Psychodynamic - What's the difference?

psychoanalysis | psychodynamic |

As a noun psychoanalysis

is (psychoanalysis) a family of psychological theories and methods within the field of psychotherapy that work to find connections among patients' unconscious mental processes.

As an adjective psychodynamic is

of or pertaining to psychodynamics, the dynamic interplay between forces that govern human behavior, or the study of this.

psychoanalysis

English

Noun

(wikipedia psychoanalysis) (-)
  • (psychoanalysis) a family of psychological theories and methods within the field of psychotherapy that work to find connections among patients' unconscious mental processes

    • Related terms

    * psychoanalyst * psychoanalytic * psychoanalytical

    psychodynamic

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    Adjective

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  • Of or pertaining to psychodynamics, the dynamic interplay between forces that govern human behavior, or the study of this

    • Related terms

    * psychodynamically * psychodynamics