The Collaborative International Dictionary
Psychanalytic
Psychanalysis \Psy`cha*nal"y*sis\, n. [Psycho- + analysis.] same as psychoanalysis; -- an older term now obsolete. -- Psy*chan`a*lyt"ic, a. -- Psy`cha*nal"y*sist, n.
Usage examples of "psychanalytic".
The great point about the psychanalytic method, as discovered by Breuer and Freud, is that certain symptoms of hysteria disappear when the hidden causes are brought to light and the repressed desires are gratified.