self-analysis

self-analysis
self-analytical /self"an'l it"i keuhl, self'-/, adj.
/self"euh nal"euh sis, self'-/, n.
the application of psychoanalytic techniques and theories to an analysis of one's own personality and behavior, esp. without the aid of a psychiatrist or other trained person.
Also called autoanalysis.
[1860-65]

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