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psychodynamic
Variant of psychodynamics
psychodynamics
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psycho·dy·nam·ics (sī′kō dī nam′iks)
noun
the study of the mental and emotional processes underlying human behavior and its motivation, esp. as developed unconsciously in response to environmental influences
Related Forms:
- psychodynamic psy′cho·dy·nam′ic adjective
- psychodynamically psy′cho·dy·nam′i·cally adverb
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