What does "freudianism" mean?

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.

What is a synonym for "freudianism"?

Common synonyms include: behaviorism, psychoanalysis.

Freudianism

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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. uncountable, usually

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behaviorism psychoanalysis

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"The nineteenth century gave birth to Marxism and Freudianism."

Etymology

From Freudian + -ism.

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