Neo-Freudian

Neo-Freudian definition - medical

Ne·o-Freud·i·an (nēˌō-froiˈdē-ən)

adjective
Of, relating to, or characterizing any psychoanalytic system based on but modifying Freudian doctrine by emphasizing social factors, interpersonal relations, or other cultural influences in personality development or in causation of the neuroses.

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