Psychiatry and Psychology

Psychoanalytic Theory

Conceptual system developed by Freud and his followers in which unconscious motivations are considered to shape normal and abnormal personality development and behavior.

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Abstract

Conceptual system developed by Freud and his followers in which unconscious motivations are considered to shape normal and abnormal personality development and behavior.

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11 entry terms
  • Psychoanalytical Theory
  • Theory, Psychoanalytic
  • Psychoanalytic Theories
  • Psychoanalytical Theories
  • Theories, Psychoanalytic
  • Theories, Psychoanalytical
  • Theory, Psychoanalytical
  • Oral Character
  • Character, Oral
  • Characters, Oral
  • Oral Characters

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Indexing Annotation

PSYCHOANALYTIC INTERPRETATION is also available

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History Note

66; ORAL CHARACTER was heading 1975-96 (see under PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY 1975-90)

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  1. F02w.739.794w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Psychoanalytic Theory. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D011574. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D011574
  2. Psychoanalytic Theory. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychoanalytic_theory
  3. Psychoanalytic Theory. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7256338