English > analysis: 6 senses > noun 2, cognition| Meaning | The abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations. |
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| Synonym | analytic thinking |
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| Narrower | breakdown, partitioning | An analysis into mutually exclusive categories |
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| cost-benefit analysis | An analysis of the cost effectiveness of different alternatives in order to see whether the benefits outweigh the costs |
| dissection | A minute and critical analysis |
| elimination, reasoning by elimination | Analysis of a problem into alternative possibilities followed by the systematic rejection of unacceptable alternatives |
| reductionism | The analysis of complex things into simpler constituents |
| systems analysis | analysis of all aspects of a project along with ways to collect information about the operation of its parts |
| trend analysis | Analysis of changes over time |
| Broader | reasoning, logical thinking, abstract thought | Thinking that is coherent and logical |
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| Opposite | synthesis, synthetic thinking | The combination of ideas into a complex whole / whole |
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| Spanish | análisis, pensamiento analítico |
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| Catalan | anàlisi, pensament analític |
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| Adjectives | analytic, analytical | using or skilled in using analysis (i.e., separating a whole--intellectual or substantial--into its elemental parts or basic principles) |
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| Verbs | analyze | consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning / meaning |
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English > analysis: 6 senses > noun 6, act| Meaning | A set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud. |
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| Example | "his physician recommended psychoanalysis" |
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| Synonyms | psychoanalysis, depth psychology |
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| Category of | abreact | Discharge bad feelings or tension through verbalization |
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| acathexis | (psychoanalysis) a lack of cathexis |
| anaclisis | (psychoanalysis) relationship marked by strong dependence on others |
| anal, anal retentive | A stage / stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is concentrated on the anal region |
| anal personality, anal retentive personality | (psychoanalysis) a personality characterized by meticulous neatness and suspicion and reserve |
| anal stage, anal phase | (psychoanalysis) the second sexual and social / social stage of a child's development during which bowel control is learned |
| castration anxiety | (psychoanalysis) anxiety resulting from real or imagined threats to your sexual functions |
| catharsis, katharsis, abreaction | (psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions |
| cathectic | Of or relating to cathexis |
| cathexis, charge | (psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object |
| complex | (psychoanalysis) a combination of emotions and impulses that have been rejected from awareness but still influence a person's behavior |
| condensation | (psychoanalysis) an unconscious process whereby two ideas or images combine into a single symbol |
| death instinct, death wish, Thanatos | (psychoanalysis) an unconscious urge to die |
| ego | (psychoanalysis) the conscious mind |
| ego ideal | (psychoanalysis) the part of the ego that contains an ideal of personal excellence toward which a person strives |
| genital personality | (psychoanalysis) the mature / mature personality which is not dominated by infantile pleasure drives |
| genital stage, genital phase | (psychoanalysis) the fifth sexual and social stage in a person's development occurring during adolescence |
| id | (psychoanalysis) primitive instincts and energies underlying all psychic activity |
| imago | (psychoanalysis) an idealized image of someone (usually a parent) formed in childhood |
| introject | (psychoanalysis) parental figures (and their values) that you introjected as a child |
| introjection | (psychoanalysis) the internalization of the parent figures and their values |
| latency stage, latency phase, latency period | (psychoanalysis) the fourth period (from about age 5 or 6 until puberty) during which sexual interests are supposed to be sublimated into other activities |
| latent content | (psychoanalysis) hidden meaning / meaning of a fantasy or dream |
| libidinal energy | (psychoanalysis) psychic energy produced by the libido |
| libido | (psychoanalysis) a Freudian term for sexual ... / sexual urge or desire |
| oral | A stage / stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is concentrated in the mouth |
| oral personality | (psychoanalysis) a personality characterized either by generous optimism or aggressive and ambitious selfishness |
| oral stage, oral phase | (psychoanalysis) the first sexual and social stage of an infant's development |
| penis envy | (psychoanalysis) a female's presumed envy of the male's penis |
| phallic stage, phallic phase | (psychoanalysis) the third stage in a child's development when awareness of and manipulation of the genitals is supposed to be a primary source of pleasure |
| pleasure principle, pleasure-pain principle, pleasure-unpleasure principle | (psychoanalysis) the governing principle of the id |
| psychosexual development | (psychoanalysis) the process during which personality and sexual behavior mature through a series of stages / stages |
| reality principle | (psychoanalysis) the governing principle of the ego |
| superego | (psychoanalysis) that part of the unconscious mind that acts as a conscience |
| transference | (psychoanalysis) the process whereby emotions are passed on or displaced from one person to another |
| Narrower | hypnoanalysis | The use of hypnosis in conjunction with psychoanalysis |
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| Broader | psychotherapy | The treatment of mental or emotional problems by psychological means |
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| Spanish | psicoanálisis, sicoanálisis |
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| Catalan | psicoanàlisi |
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| Verbs | analyze | subject to psychoanalytic treatment |
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