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analytic psychology

[‚an·əl′id·ik sī′käl·ə·jē]
(psychology)
A theoretical system attributed to Carl Jung that minimizes the influence of sexual factors in emotional disorders and stresses mystical religious influences. Also known as Jungian psychology.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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