psychic determinism

psy·chic de·ter·min·ism

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noun psychic determinism the theory that all aspects of a person's psychological makeup arise from specific causes or forces, as previous experiences or instinctual drives, which may be conscious or unconscious. 1
noun psychic determinism the assumption, made esp by Freud, that mental processes do not occur by chance but that a cause can always be found for them 0

before 1875

One of the 25% newest English words

First recorded in 1875-80

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