| 单词 | psychic determinism |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspsychic determinism psychic determinism n. (in psychoanalytic theory) the view that all psychological phenomena have a definite (often unconscious) cause rather than occurring by chance or accident. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > psychology > mental action or process > psychology of mental action > [noun] > theory of deterministic action psychical determinism1876 psychic determinism1911 the mind > mental capacity > psychology > states of consciousness > unconscious as psychological influence > [noun] > psychic determinism psychical determinism1876 psychic determinism1911 1911 Jrnl. Abnormal Psychol. 6 207 The principle of psychic determinism is thus made a rigid criterion throughout the method of psychoanalysis. 1955 Internat. Jrnl. Psycho-anal. 36 355 Although the concept of psychic determinism is generally accepted without qualification as an aspect of scientific causality, it sometimes appears difficult to reconcile it with the feeling of free will. 2003 R. May in R. B. Ewen Introd. Theories of Personality (ed. 6) xi. 242 Freud stressed psychic determinism in order to shatter the Victorian misconception that personality is wholly free of childhood influences and irrationalities. < as lemmas |
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