depth psychology

Etymology
From the German Tiefenpsychologie, reportedly coined by (1857-1939).

Noun

 * 1) An approach to psychology which attempts to describe and explain the structure, content, and relationship of conscious and unconscious mental activity, and which is intended to serve as a basis for psychoanalytic therapies.
 * 2) * 2002 April 28, Anthony Daniels, "You won't feel a thing" (review of Hidden Depths by ), Telegraph (UK) (retrieved 19 Sep 2015) :
 * Mr Waterfield's long book traces the history of hypnosis from its discovery by Franz Anton Mesmer . . . who has been both derided as a self-seeking charlatan and praised as the forerunner of depth psychology.
 * Mr Waterfield's long book traces the history of hypnosis from its discovery by Franz Anton Mesmer . . . who has been both derided as a self-seeking charlatan and praised as the forerunner of depth psychology.