| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary meta- + psychology
1. : a theory that aims to supplement the facts and empirical laws of psychology by speculations on the connection of mental and physical processes or on the place of mind in the universe ; specifically : the aspect of Freud's theory that aims to supplement his treatment of the conscious and unconscious and of the motivation of behavior by a theory of memories as charges of physical energy and of emotion as a process of discharge
2. : parapsychology