psychodynamic psychotherapy

those forms of psychotherapy, falling within or deriving from the psychoanalytic tradition, that view individuals as reacting to unconscious forces (e.g., motivation, drive), that focus on processes of change and development, and that place a premium on self-understanding and making meaning of what is unconscious. Most psychodynamic therapies share certain features, such as emphasis on dealing with the unconscious in treatment and on analyzing transference. Also called dynamic psychotherapy.

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November 17th 2024

civilization

1. a highly developed society, advanced in such areas as arts, sciences, technology, law, religion, and moral and social values.

2. human society as a whole in its present highly advanced state of cultural, intellectual, and technical development.

3. the process of attaining this level of development. —civilized adj.