Definitions
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- noun Narcoanalysis directed toward making the patient recall repressed memories and emotional traumas.
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- noun A form of
narcoanalysis in which the patient is made torecall repressed memories underhypnosis .
Etymologies
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Examples
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A warm and concerned psychiatrist, by employing a blend of psychotherapy and narcosynthesis, enables the patient to develop personal insights.
The Mad Among Us Gerald N. Grob 1994
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A warm and concerned psychiatrist, by employing a blend of psychotherapy and narcosynthesis, enables the patient to develop personal insights.
The Mad Among Us Gerald N. Grob 1994
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I was kept unconscious so I wouldn't be able to identify anybody, asked a few simple questions under narcosynthesis, and released when it was clear I could be of no help.
The Long Way Home Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1955
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There was no deep mental probing done, I'm sure, perhaps only a mild narcosynthesis - no harm done at all that I can see.
The Long Way Home Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1955
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A list for her made another chance of getting caught; and her untrained mind might not retain the figures exactly, even in the subconscious for narcosynthesis to bring forth.)
Ensign Flandry Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1966
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