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depth psychology

depth psychology noun: an approach to psychology which attempts to describe and explain the structure, content, and relationship of conscious and unconscious mental activity, and which is intended to serve as a basis for psychoanalytic therapies.

Noun

depth psychology (usually uncountable, plural depth psychologies)

  1. (usually) An approach to psychology which attempts to describe and explain the structure, content, and relationship of conscious and unconscious mental activity, and which is intended to serve as a basis for psychoanalytic therapies.
    • Depth psychology now probably has more influence on the U.S. at large through business and advertising than through clinics or mental-health programs.1957 May 13, “Medicine: Psychology & the Ads”, in Time, retrieved 19 Sep 2015
    • Mr Waterfield's long book traces the history of hypnosis from its discovery by Franz Anton Mesmer . . . who has been both derided as a self-seeking charlatan and praised as the forerunner of depth psychology.2002 April 28, Anthony Daniels, "You won't feel a thing" (review of Hidden Depths by Robin Waterfield), Telegraph (UK) (retrieved 19 Sep 2015)

depth psychology meaning in Tamil

depth psychology in Tamil

ஆழ் உளவியல், நனவிலி ஆய்வு உளவியல்

Forms of depth psychology

pluraldepth psychologies
alternative formdepth-psychology

Origin of depth psychology

From the German Tiefenpsychologie, reportedly coined by Eugen Bleuler (1857-1939).

Questions about depth psychology

What does depth psychology mean?
Depth psychology means an approach to psychology which attempts to describe and explain the structure, content, and relationship of conscious and unconscious mental activity, and which is intended to serve as a basis for psychoanalytic therapies.
What is depth psychology in Tamil?
Depth psychology in Tamil is ஆழ் உளவியல், நனவிலி ஆய்வு உளவியல். See Depth psychology meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is depth psychology?
Depth psychology is a noun.
What is the plural of depth psychology?
The plural of depth psychology is depth psychologies.

Words near depth psychology in the dictionary

  1. depth of field
  2. depth peeling
  3. depth perception
  4. depth perceptions
  5. depth psychologies
  6. depth psychology
  7. depth sounder
  8. depth sounders
  9. depth-charge
  10. depth-charged
  11. depth-charges

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Adapted from Wiktionary: depth psychology (page history and authors); depth psychology (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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