深層(しんそう)心理(しんり)

しんそうしんり
noun
deep psychology; subconscious mind
academiccognition
1. deep psychology; subconscious mind; underlying psychology
The hidden or unconscious aspects of a person's psychology that influence behavior and emotions without their awareness. Used in psychology, everyday conversation, and media.
深層(しんそう)心理(しんり)を探(さぐ)る。
To probe the subconscious mind.
彼(かれ)の行動(こうどう)の裏(うら)には、どんな深層(しんそう)心理(しんり)があるのだろうか。
I wonder what kind of subconscious psychology lies behind his behavior.
夢(ゆめ)の分析(ぶんせき)を通(つう)じて深層(しんそう)心理(しんり)を理解(りかい)しようとする手法(しゅほう)は、フロイトによって確立(かくりつ)された。
The method of trying to understand the subconscious mind through dream analysis was established by Freud.

Usage

Used both in academic psychology and in everyday speech. In casual conversation, often used to speculate about someone's hidden motivations. The term 深層(しんそう)心理(しんり)学(がく) refers to the academic field of depth psychology.

Common collocations

  • 深層(しんそう)心理(しんり)を探(さぐ)る (to probe the subconscious)
  • 深層(しんそう)心理(しんり)に迫(せま)る (to get at the deep psychology)
  • 深層(しんそう)心理(しんり)学(がく) (depth psychology)
  • 深層(しんそう)心理(しんり)を読(よ)み解(と)く (to decipher the subconscious mind)

Similar words

Related Words

Synonym: 潜在(せんざい)意識(いしき) (subconscious (awareness focus))
Synonym: 無意識(むいしき) (the unconscious (clinical))
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Added 2026.3.19 20:52 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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