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Definition of Metapsychology
1. Noun. (psychology) The philosophical study of psychology and of the mind ¹
2. Noun. (psychology) A set of principles governing Freudian psychology ¹
3. Noun. (philosophy) Study of how human experience forms, filters perception and shapes identity. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Metapsychology
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Medical Definition of Metapsychology
1. 1. A systematic attempt to discern and describe what lies beyond the empirical facts and laws of psychology, such as the relations between body and mind, or concerning the place of the mind in the universe. 2. In psychoanalysis, or psychoanalytic metapsychology, psychology concerning the fundamental assumptions of the freudian theory of the mind, which entail five points of view: 1) dynamic, concerning psychologic forces; 2) economic, concerning psychologic energy; 3) structural, concerning psychologic configurations; 4) genetic, concerning psychologic origins; 5) adaptive, concerning psychologic relations with the environment. Origin: G. Meta, beyond, transcending, + psychology (05 Mar 2000)
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