association /as·so·ci·a·tion/ (ah-so″se-a´shun)
free association,
free association
1. a state in which two attributes occur together either more or less often than expected by chance.
2. a term applied to those regions of the brain that link the primary motor and sensory cortices; see association areas, under area.
3. the occurrence together of two or more phenotypic characteristics more often than would be expected by chance.
4. a connection between ideas or feelings, especially between conscious thoughts and elements of the unconscious, or the formation of such a connection.
CHARGE association a syndrome of associated defects including c oloboma of the eye, h eart anomaly, choanal a tresia, r etardation, and g enital and e ar anomalies, and often including facial palsy, cleft palate, and dysphagia.
free association verbal expression of one's ideas as they arrive spontaneously; a method used in psychoanalysis.
free association (fr )n. A psychoanalytic technique in which a patient verbalizes the passing contents of his or her mind without reservation. The verbalized conflicts that emerge constitute resistances that are the basis of the psychoanalyst's interpretations. |
free association,
1 spontaneous, consciously unrestricted association of ideas, feelings, or mental images.
2 spontaneous verbalization of thoughts and emotions that enter the consciousness during psychoanalysis. It is the basis of classical freudian analysis and also of jungian type analysis.
free association
Psychoanalysis Spontaneous, uncensored verbalization by a Pt of whatever comes to mind. See Word association test.
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