Psychobabble (a portmanteau of "psychology" or "psychoanalysis" and "babble") is a term for language that uses psychological jargon and buzzwords in a manner that may lack accuracy, genuine meaning, or relevance. == Origin of the term == Psychobabble was defined by the writer who coined the word, R.D. Rosen, as a set of repetitive verbal formalities that kills off the very spontaneity, candour, and understanding it pretends to promote.
Psychobabble (a portmanteau of "psychology" or "psychoanalysis" and "babble") is a term for language that uses psychological jargon and buzzwords in a manner that may lack accuracy, genuine meaning, or relevance. == Origin of the term == Psychobabble was defined by the writer who coined the word, R.D. Rosen, as a set of repetitive verbal formalities that kills off the very spontaneity, candour, and understanding it pretends to promote.
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