metapsychology

noun meta·psy·chol·o·gy \-sī-ˈkä-lə-jē\

Definition of METAPSYCHOLOGY

: speculative psychology concerned with postulating the structure (as the ego and id) and processes (as cathexis) of the mind which usually cannot be demonstrated objectively

— meta·psy·cho·log·i·cal \-ˌsī-kə-ˈlä-ji-kəl\ adjective

Origin of METAPSYCHOLOGY

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use: 1868

Rhymes with METAPSYCHOLOGY

bacteriology, endocrinology, epistemology, Gestalt psychology, kinesiology, microbiology, nanotechnology, neurobiology, neuropsychology, paleontology, parasitology, phenomenology

Medical Dictionary

metapsychology

noun meta·psy·chol·o·gy \ˌmet-ə-sī-ˈkäl-ə-jē\

plural meta·psy·chol·o·gies

Medical Definition of METAPSYCHOLOGY

: speculative psychology concerned with postulating the mind's structure (as the ego and id) and processes (as cathexis) which usually cannot be demonstrated objectively

—meta·psy·cho·log·i·cal \-ˌsī-kə-ˈläj-i-kəl\ adjective