psychotherapy

CEFRB2

/ˌsaɪkoʊˈθɛɹəpi/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Treatment of mental or emotional problems through talking with a therapist.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The treatment of people diagnosed with mental and emotional disorders using dialogue and a variety of psychological techniques.

Examples

  • Sami got lots of effective psychotherapy in prison.

  • The show's about a New Jersey mob boss who's in psychotherapy.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

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In context

  • Literally hundreds of studies have shown that on average psychotherapy works as well for these conditions as do medications.

  • In the future, he says, a focus on the hate circuit may open new avenues for treatment – including new drugs and psychotherapies – that target this and other specific circuits in the brain.

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Through talking and counseling, she underwent blank to overcome her anxiety.

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Origin

noun

From psycho- + therapy.