Term

Psychoanalyst

Someone who works with the method of psychoanalysis, exploring a person's unconscious motives. The method was created by Sigmund Freud.

The Heart of Man: Its Genius for Good and Evil, Erich Fromm

Explained in

• The Heart of Man: Its Genius for Good and Evil, Erich Fromm
• The Examined Life: How We Lose and Find Ourselves, Stephen Grosz

  A specialist who works by the method of psychoanalysis: listening to a person at length and helping them find the hidden meaning of their feelings and actions. A definition of the profession, not advice.

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