metapsychology

noun

meta·​psy·​chol·​o·​gy ˌme-tə-sī-ˈkä-lə-jē 

: 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

metapsychological

ˌme-tə-ˌsī-kə-ˈlä-ji-kəl 

adjective

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use

1868, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

metapsychology

noun

meta·​psy·​chol·​o·​gy ˌmet-ə-sī-ˈkäl-ə-jē 

plural 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

metapsychological

-ˌsī-kə-ˈläj-i-kəl 

adjective