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单词 Freudian
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Definition of Freudian in English:

Freudian

adjective ˈfrɔɪdɪənˈfrɔɪdiən
Psychology
  • 1Relating to or influenced by Sigmund Freud and his methods of psychoanalysis, especially with reference to the importance of sexuality in human behaviour.

    the Freudian concept of the superego
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Some Freudian psychologists have suggested that risk-taking is linked to neuroticism, a personality trait.
    • Increasingly, however, Freudian psychology was influencing how scholars thought about early childhood and the development of sexuality and masculine and feminine characteristics.
    • But I thought foolishly that Freudian psychoanalysis was deeper and more intensive than other, more directive forms of therapy, so I was trained in it and practiced it.
    • After his chess career ended, Fine became an exponent of Freudian psychoanalysis, authoring important works in the field.
    • Mack has embraced traditions from Freudian psychoanalysis to the guided meditation of Werner Erhard.
    1. 1.1 Susceptible to analysis in terms of unconscious desires.
      he wasn't sure whether his passion for water power had some deep Freudian significance
      Example sentencesExamples
      • We find ourselves scribbling in large circles, gradually spiralling inwards into a densely layered doodle of no doubt strong Freudian significance.
      • When I mentioned the story to Bill, he couldn't remember the incident, but added, ‘I'm sure there was some deep-seated Freudian significance.’
noun ˈfrɔɪdɪənˈfrɔɪdiən
Psychology
  • A follower of Freud or his methods.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In later years I came to think it was worthless, that it was better to start without Freud and certainly not go through the genuflections that Freudians seem addicted to.
    • Even modern Freudians, or psychodynamic theoreticians, seem to be hampered by Freud's outmoded evolutionary speculations, but still the interest for evolutionary explanations exists.
    • Freud is often praised by Freudians for his apparent flexibility; for his willingness to alter his theories as psychoanalysis grew and developed.
    • For example, Freudians and behaviourists had different methods, but they also had a different agenda.
    • Amateur Freudians postulate that Alou stayed because he was afraid to face the heat of the Los Angeles media.

Derivatives

  • Freudianism

  • nounˈfrɔɪdɪənɪz(ə)mˈfrɔɪdiəˌnɪzəm
    Psychology
    • Today, Freudianism is widely regarded as an example of pseudoscience.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Perhaps the two theories that have been most eclipsed by recent developments are Freudianism and behaviorism.
      • Critics discovered in Dracula an almost endless source for readings on Freudianism, Marxism and feminism, the depths of which they plumed with gleeful abandon.
      • With the decline of Freudianism, there's been a decline in observations about sex and power.
      • Chris Brand has a review of Freudianism and psychoanalysis in which he gives a good short history of it.
 
 

Definition of Freudian in US English:

Freudian

adjectiveˈfroidēənˈfrɔɪdiən
Psychology
  • 1Relating to or influenced by Sigmund Freud and his methods of psychoanalysis, especially with reference to the importance of sexuality in human behavior.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • But I thought foolishly that Freudian psychoanalysis was deeper and more intensive than other, more directive forms of therapy, so I was trained in it and practiced it.
    • After his chess career ended, Fine became an exponent of Freudian psychoanalysis, authoring important works in the field.
    • Mack has embraced traditions from Freudian psychoanalysis to the guided meditation of Werner Erhard.
    • Increasingly, however, Freudian psychology was influencing how scholars thought about early childhood and the development of sexuality and masculine and feminine characteristics.
    • Some Freudian psychologists have suggested that risk-taking is linked to neuroticism, a personality trait.
    1. 1.1 Susceptible to analysis in terms of unconscious desires.
      he wasn't sure whether his passion for water power had some deep Freudian significance
      Example sentencesExamples
      • We find ourselves scribbling in large circles, gradually spiralling inwards into a densely layered doodle of no doubt strong Freudian significance.
      • When I mentioned the story to Bill, he couldn't remember the incident, but added, ‘I'm sure there was some deep-seated Freudian significance.’
nounˈfroidēənˈfrɔɪdiən
Psychology
  • A follower of Freud or his methods.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In later years I came to think it was worthless, that it was better to start without Freud and certainly not go through the genuflections that Freudians seem addicted to.
    • Even modern Freudians, or psychodynamic theoreticians, seem to be hampered by Freud's outmoded evolutionary speculations, but still the interest for evolutionary explanations exists.
    • For example, Freudians and behaviourists had different methods, but they also had a different agenda.
    • Amateur Freudians postulate that Alou stayed because he was afraid to face the heat of the Los Angeles media.
    • Freud is often praised by Freudians for his apparent flexibility; for his willingness to alter his theories as psychoanalysis grew and developed.
 
 
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