Definition of metapsychology
: speculative psychology concerned with postulating the structure (such as the ego and id) and processes (such as cathexis) of the mind which usually cannot be demonstrated objectively
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Origin and Etymology of metapsychology
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First Known Use: 1868
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meta·psy·chol·o·gy
\ˌmet-ə-sī-ˈkäl-ə-jē\
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metapsychologies
: speculative psychology concerned with postulating the mind's structure (as the ego and id) and processes (as cathexis) which usually cannot be demonstrated objectively
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