noun
psychoanalysis (as a field of study)
Refers to the academic discipline or theoretical study of psychoanalysis, as opposed to clinical practice. Often used in university course names or research contexts.
彼は大学で精神分析学を専攻している。
He is majoring in psychoanalysis at university.
精神分析学の歴史について講義を受けた。
I attended a lecture on the history of psychoanalysis.
精神分析 refers to psychoanalysis as a therapeutic method or practice, while 精神分析学 specifically denotes the academic study or discipline.
Compound of 精神 (mind, psyche), 分析 (analysis), and 学 (study, -ology). A calque from German Psychoanalyse or English psychoanalysis.