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control analysis

psychoanalytic treatment conducted by a trainee under the guidance of a qualified psychoanalyst, who helps the trainee decide the direction of the treatment and become aware of his or her countertransference. Also called supervised analysis; supervisory analysis.

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cyclopia

n. a congenital disorder characterized by the merging of the two eye orbits into a single cavity that contains one eye. Cyclopia is associated with trisomy 13.