S: (n) psychoanalysis, analysis, depth psychology (a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud) "his physician recommended psychoanalysis"
S: (n) psychotherapy (the treatment of mental or emotional problems by psychological means)
S: (n) behavior therapy, behavior modification (psychotherapy that seeks to extinguish or inhibit abnormal or maladaptive behavior by reinforcing desired behavior and extinguishing undesired behavior)
S: (n) client-centered therapy (a method of psychotherapy developed by Carl Rogers in which the client determines the focus and pace of each session)
S: (n) crisis intervention (psychotherapy that focuses on acute critical situations (depressive episodes or attempted suicides or drug overdoses) with the aim of restoring the person to the level of functioning before the crisis)
S: (n) group therapy, group psychotherapy (psychotherapy in which a small group of individuals meet with a therapist; interactions among the members are considered to be therapeutic)
S: (n) play therapy (form of psychotherapy for children that uses play situations for diagnosis or treatment)
S: (n) psychoanalysis, analysis, depth psychology (a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud) "his physician recommended psychoanalysis"
S: (n) self-analysis (the application of psychotherapeutic principles to the analysis of your own personality)
S: (n) instinct, inherent aptitude (inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli) "the spawning instinct in salmon"; "altruistic instincts in social animals"