analytical psychology

noun

A theory and therapeutic approach founded by Carl Gustav Jung, which extends beyond Sigmund Freud's psychoanalysis by emphasizing the role of the collective unconscious.

Meanings

nounanalytical psychology (uncountable)

alternative analytic psychology

  1. uncountablehuman sciencesA theory and therapeutic approach founded by Carl Gustav Jung, which extends beyond Sigmund Freud's psychoanalysis by emphasizing the role of the collective unconscious.
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