PSYCHODYNAMICS


Meaning of PSYCHODYNAMICS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -dī-ˈna-miks, -də- ]

noun plural but singular or plural in construction

Date: 1874

1. : the psychology of mental or emotional forces or processes developing especially in early childhood and their effects on behavior and mental states

2. : explanation or interpretation (as of behavior or mental states) in terms of mental or emotional forces or processes

3. : motivational forces acting especially at the unconscious level

• psy·cho·dy·nam·ic -mik adjective

• psy·cho·dy·nam·i·cal·ly -mi-k(ə-)lē adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.