Psycho-Physical Parallelism See Parallelism, Psycho-Physical. Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy
Psycho-analysis
Psycho-analysis The psychological method and therapeutic technique developed by Freud (see Freud, Sigmund). This method consists in the use of such procedures as free association, automatic writing and especially dream-analysis to recover forgotten memories, suppressed desires and other subconscious items which exert a disturbing influence on the conscious life of an individual. The cure of … Continue reading “Psycho-analysis”
Psychism
Psychism (a new formation, from , soul) is the opinion that everything is soul. The followers of this doctrine are called Psychists. Although poets put a soul ii every inanimate object, they do not belong to this sect of philosophers; for they do not think in the least of suppressing all distinction between the somatic … Continue reading “Psychism”
Psychici And Pneumatici
Psychici And Pneumatici ( and , scil. ) are often contrasted in such a manner that the former word is employed in a lower sense, the second with a more refined and noble signification. The Montanists thus designated the orthodox, because they rejected the prophecies and preteuded inspirations of their founder, and would not receive … Continue reading “Psychici And Pneumatici”
Psychic Summation
Psychic Summation See Psychic Fusion. Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy
Psychic or psychical
Psychic or psychical (Gr. psychikos, from psyche, the soul) (a) In the general sense, psychic is applied to any mental phenomenon. See Psychosis, Mental, (b) In the special sense, psychic is restricted to unusual mental phenomena such as mediumship, telepathy, prescience, etc. which are the subjects of “Psychic Research.” See Telepathy, Prescience, Parapsychology. — L.W. … Continue reading “Psychic or psychical”
Psychic Fusion
Psychic Fusion The supposed merging of a number of separate psychic states to form a new state. The possibility of psychic fusion is highly questionable and alleged instances of it may be interpreted as the associative revival of images based on the memory of physical mixture. — L.W. Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy
Psyche
Psyche (Gr. soul, World-Soul, spirit) In Plotinism, it is the name of the second emanation from the One. See Soul. — V.J.B. Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy
P.S.S.J.
P.S.S.J. = Poor Sisters of Saint Joseph-Hermanas Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary
P.S.S.
P.S.S. = Society of Priests of Saint Sulpice; Sulpitians; Priests of Saint Sulpice; Sulpicians Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary