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Psychological vs Psychoanalysis - What's the difference?

psychological | psychoanalysis |

As a adjective psychological

is of or pertaining to psychology.

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.

psychological

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Of or pertaining to psychology.
  • I'm concerned about their psychological well-being.
    The film was a dark psychological thriller.
  • Without an objective, or reasonably logical foundation.
  • Prices seem to have stopped rising, having hit the psychological ceiling of just under 100 dollars.

    Derived terms

    * psychological warfare * psychologically * psychomological

    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