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Noun

1. 1
   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

Synonyms

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behaviorismpsychoanalysis

Example

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

Etymology

From Freudian + -ism.

Related phrases

neo-Freudianismpseudo-Freudianismpleasure principlereality principle

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