psychodynamics

(sī'kō-dī-năm'ĭks, -dĭ-)
n.

1. (used with a sing. or pl. verb) The interaction of various conscious and unconscious mental or emotional processes, especially as they influence personality, behavior, and attitudes.
2. (used with a sing. verb) The study of personality and behavior in terms of such processes.

psychodynamic psy'cho·dy·nam'ic adj.
psychodynamically psy'cho·dy·nam'i·cal·ly adv.

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(sī'kō-dī-năm'ĭks, -dĭ-)
n.

1. The interaction of various conscious and unconscious mental or emotional processes, especially as they influence personality, behavior, and attitudes.
2. The study of personality and behavior in terms of such processes.

For a list of words related to psychodynamics, see:

• Mental States, Processes, and Behavior - psychodynamics: in Freudian view, interplay of unconscious mental processes that determine human thought, feelings, and behavior

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See words rhyming with "psychodynamic."

Dansk (Danish)
n. - psykodynamik

Nederlands (Dutch)
psychodynamiek

Français (French)
n. - psychodynamique

Deutsch (German)
n. - Psychodynamik

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. pl. - ψυχοδυναμική

Italiano (Italian)
psicodinamica

Português (Portuguese)
n. pl. - psicodinâmica (f)

Русский (Russian)
психодинамика

Español (Spanish)
n. - psicodinámica

Svenska (Swedish)
n. pl. - psykodynamik

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
精神力学

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. pl. - 精神力學
n. - 精神力學

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 정신역학

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 精神力学

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الجمع) علم الاحداث العقليه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חקר הפעולות וההשפעות ההדדיות בין החלקים השונים של האישיות והנפש‬

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