post-Freudian
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˌpəʊstˈfrɔɪ.di.ən/us/ˌpoʊstˈfrɔɪ.di.ən/in orrelatingto theperiodafter theideasof Sigmund Freudbecamewellknown,especiallyhisideasabout people'sunconsciousthoughtsandfeelings(=onesthey do notknowthey have)influencingtheirbehaviour:
Hewrotehismemoirin a post-Freudianage.
Thisinterpretationis inkeepingwith theFreudianand post-Freudianpsychoanalyticideasthat wereappearingat thetime.
Compare
Freudian
- Theplayhas beenbroughtinto a post-Freudian, post-feministworld.
- Forcenturiesit wasassumedthatguiltwas avaluableingredientofcivilizedlife- now, in this post-Freudianworld, wedoubtit.
- Shedealtwith theGreektragediesin a post-Freudian way,presentingamoderntake oneternaltruths.
- He wasawarethatworksofartcould nolongerbeequatedwithself-expression, since, in these post-Freudiantimes, theselfhadbecomeaslipperyanddubiousthing.
Science of psychology & psychoanalysis
- analyse
- analysis
- behavioural science
- behaviourist
- catharsis
- cathartic
- certify
- Freudian
- psych
- psychiatric
- psychiatry
- psychic
- psychical
- psycho
- psychological profiling
- psychologically
- psychologist
- self-discovery
- superego
- transference
post-Freudian
noun[C]
uk/ˌpəʊstˈfrɔɪ.di.ən/us/ˌpoʊstˈfrɔɪ.di.ən/someone whodevelopedtheirideasafter theideasof Sigmund Freudbecamewellknown,especiallyhisideasabout people'sunconsciousthoughtsandfeelings(=onesthey do notknowthey have)influencingtheirbehaviour:
Ofcourse, post-Freudians have plenty to say about thenovelanditsauthor.
Post-Freudiansattemptedtoreplacetheseprincipleswith moremanageableconcepts.
- Thissortofasceticism, to post-Freudians,appearsdeeplyneurotic.
- Theysuggestthat post-Freudiansprobablythinkofconsciousnessintermsof Freud'sdescriptionof theego.
- This is where post-Freudiansderivethisnotionofmasculinity.
Science of psychology & psychoanalysis
- analyse
- analysis
- behavioural science
- behaviourist
- catharsis
- cathartic
- certify
- Freudian
- psych
- psychiatric
- psychiatry
- psychic
- psychical
- psycho
- psychological profiling
- psychologically
- psychologist
- self-discovery
- superego
- transference