Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1. 
 a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; 
 based on the theories of Sigmund Freud; 
- Example: "his physician recommended psychoanalysis"[syn: psychoanalysis, analysis, depth psychology]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
depth psychology
    n 1: a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a
         method of treating various mental disorders; based on the
         theories of Sigmund Freud; "his physician recommended
         psychoanalysis" [syn: psychoanalysis, analysis, depth
         psychology]