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psychodynamics

/ˌˈsaɪkoʊdaɪˌnæmɪks/
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Definitions of psychodynamics
  1. noun
    the interrelation of conscious and unconscious processes and emotions that determine personality and motivation
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    type of:
    interrelatedness, interrelation, interrelationship
    mutual or reciprocal relation or relatedness
  2. noun
    the branch of social psychology that deals with the processes and emotions that determine psychology and motivation
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    types:
    group dynamics
    the branch of social psychology that studies the psychodynamics of interaction in social groups
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    social psychology
    the branch of psychology that studies persons and their relationships with others and with groups and with society as a whole
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