Find over 25,000 psychological definitions


interpretive therapy

any form of psychotherapy in which the therapist elicits the client’s conflicts, repressions, dreams, and resistances, which are then interpreted or explained to the client in the light of his or her experiences. See also interpretation.

Browse dictionary by letter

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z

Psychology term of the day

January 31st 2025

concomitance

concomitance

n.

1. the co-occurrence of two or more phenomena, especially such that the phenomena are essentially different manifestations of a single underlying reality. For example, a symbol and its meaning may be concomitant. According to Jungian psychology, synchronous events may be concomitant in this way (see synchronicity).

2. in statistics and experimental psychology, a co-occurrence between a response or outcome variable and a variable other than a predictor of interest. —concomitant adj.