HyperDic: psychotherapy

English > 2 senses of the word *psychotherapy*:
NOUN	cognition	psychotherapy, psychotherapeutics, mental hygiene	the branch of psychiatry concerned with psychological methods
NOUN	act	psychotherapy	the treatment of mental or emotional problems by psychological means

psychotherapy > pronunciation
Sounds	say.kowtheh'rahpiy
Rhymes	aromatherapy ... zippy: 84 rhymes with piy...

English > *psychotherapy*: 2 senses > noun 1, cognition
Meaning	The branch of psychiatry concerned with psychological methods.
Synonyms	psychotherapeutics, mental hygiene
Narrower	Freudian psychology	The psychological theories of Sigmund Freud
	Jungian psychology	The psychological theories of Carl Jung
	clinical psychology	The branch of psychology concerned with the treatment of abnormal mentation and behavior
Broader	psychiatry, psychopathology, psychological medicine	The branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders
Spanish	psicoterapia
Catalan	psicoteràpia
Adjectives	psychotherapeutic	of or relating to or practicing psychotherapy
Nouns	psychotherapist	a therapist who deals with mental and emotional disorders

English > *psychotherapy*: 2 senses > noun 2, act
Meaning	The treatment of mental or emotional problems by psychological means.
Category of	free-associate	associate freely
Narrower	behavior therapy, behavior modification	psychotherapy that seeks to extinguish or inhibit abnormal or maladaptive behavior by reinforcing desired behavior and extinguishing undesired behavior
	client-centered therapy	A method of psychotherapy developed by Carl Rogers in which the client determines the focus and pace of each session
	crisis intervention	psychotherapy that focuses on acute critical situations (depressive episodes or attempted suicides or drug overdoses) with the aim of restoring the person to the level of functioning before the crisis
	group therapy, group psychotherapy	psychotherapy in which a small group of individuals meet with a therapist
	hypnotherapy	The use of hypnosis in psychotherapy
	play therapy	form of psychotherapy for children that uses play situations for diagnosis or treatment
	psychoanalysis, analysis, depth psychology	A set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders
	self-analysis	The application of psychotherapeutic principles to the analysis of your own personality
Broader	therapy	(medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.)
Spanish	psicoterapia
Catalan	psicoteràpia
Adjectives	psychotherapeutic	of or relating to or practicing psychotherapy
Nouns	psychotherapist	a therapist who deals with mental and emotional disorders

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