Psychic-determinism
noun
1.
the theory that all aspects of a person’s psychological makeup arise from specific causes or forces, as previous experiences or instinctual drives, which may be conscious or unconscious.
psychic determinism
noun
1.
(psychol) the assumption, made esp by Freud, that mental processes do not occur by chance but that a cause can always be found for them
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