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Form of speech or writing that uses psychological jargon in a misleading way
Psychobabble (a portmanteau of "psychology" or "psychoanalysis" and "babble") is a term for pseudo-scientific language that uses psychological jargon and
Psychobabble
1982 single by The Alan Parsons Project
"Psychobabble" is a song by the British progressive rock band The Alan Parsons Project from their 1982 studio album, Eye in the Sky. The song was co-written
Psychobabble_(song)
2024 television sitcom series
vision test afterwards. 30 8 "Bitin', Spankin' and a Load of Yankee Psychobabble" Mark Cendrowski Teleplay by : Steven Molaro & Connor Kilpatrick Story
Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage
Georgie_&_Mandy's_First_Marriage
Simplified everyday psychology
one; The misuse and overuse of technical psychological terms is called psychobabble. Sometimes psychological jargon is used to dress up sales pitches, self-help
Popular_psychology
1976 book by Helen Schucman
movement writings. The book has been called everything from "New Age psychobabble" to "a Satanic seduction" to "The New Age Bible". Throughout the 1980s
A_Course_in_Miracles
American media personality and proprietor (born 1954)
and Bill Clinton being described as "the man who brought Oprah-style psychobabble and misty confessions to politics". Newsweek stated: "Every time a politician
Oprah_Winfrey
Misuse of psychology terms
linguistically prescriptive and formal in tone. Therapy speak is related to psychobabble and buzzwords. It is vulnerable to miscommunication and relationship
Therapy_speak
Penny (multiplayer game) Plants vs. Zombies Adventures Popcorn Dragon Psychobabble (multiplayer game) Brendan Sinclair (March 3, 2011). "Polishing Bejeweled"
List_of_PopCap_Games_games
1982 single by The Alan Parsons Project
Producers Alan Parsons, Eric Woolfson The Alan Parsons Project singles chronology "Psychobabble" (1982) "Old and Wise" (1982) "You Don't Believe" (1983)
Old_and_Wise
1982 song by the Alan Parsons Project
chronology "Snake Eyes" (1981) "Sirius" / "Eye in the Sky" / "Mammagamma" (1982) "Psychobabble" (1982) Audio "Sirius" by the Alan Parsons Project on YouTube
Sirius_(instrumental)
1983 compilation album by The Alan Parsons Project
of the group to be released in the Soviet Union, although the song "Psychobabble" was removed from it. No songs from Tales of Mystery and Imagination
The Best of the Alan Parsons Project (1983 album)
The_Best_of_the_Alan_Parsons_Project_(1983_album)
1982 song by The Alan Parsons Project
Eric Woolfson The Alan Parsons Project singles chronology "Snake Eyes" (1981) "Sirius" / "Eye in the Sky" / "Mammagamma" (1982) "Psychobabble" (1982)
Eye_in_the_Sky_(song)
2008 American film
film is "A nasty exploitation flick tarted up with art-house actors and psychobabble". "Downloading Nancy". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved July 30, 2021
Downloading_Nancy
2007 film by Jon Poll
'messed-up people' are, and this causes Charlie Bartlett to lean on psychobabble about disaffection that it initially tries so hard to mock. The film's
Charlie_Bartlett
1982 studio album by the Alan Parsons Project
(1984) Singles from Eye in the Sky "Eye in the Sky" Released: May 1982 "Psychobabble" Released: November 1982 (US) "Old and Wise" Released: December 1982
Eye_in_the_Sky_(album)
American YouTuber and activist (born 1989)
and Vine personalities. That same year, Oakley launched his podcast, Psychobabble, with his best friend, Korey Kuhl. In October 2015, he released his memoir
Tyler_Oakley
Comic strip by Bill Watterson
also lampooned academia. Calvin indulges in what Watterson calls "pop psychobabble" to justify his destructive rampages and shift blame to his parents,
Calvin_and_Hobbes
1992 book by John Gray
Retrieved November 18, 2018. Gleick, Elizabeth (June 16, 1997). "Tower of Psychobabble". Time. Archived from the original on July 26, 2009. Retrieved May 27
Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus
Men_Are_from_Mars,_Women_Are_from_Venus
2018 book by Robin DiAngelo
writing in The Guardian, Kenan Malik countered in 2020 that the book is "psychobabble" which counter-productively shifts the focus from structural change to
White_Fragility
1999 single by Beck
contrast a little bit without getting bogged down into preciousness and psychobabble. Of the song's music, he said: I think my main interest in using the
Sexx_Laws
American alternative medicine advocate (born 1946)
as his views were being "exposed as a lot of scientifically-sounding psychobabble". More broadly, Chopra has attacked skepticism as a whole, writing in
Deepak_Chopra
English writer, actor and comedian (born 1949)
this caused him to look for images; Barraclough called this "pseudo-psychobabble" and the judge dismissed its legality as a defence. Langham had paid
Chris_Langham
1962 book by Carl Jung and Aniela Jaffé
Butler-Gallie, Amelia (February 26, 2026). "Carl Jung, the man behind the psychobabble". The Spectator. Retrieved February 26, 2026. Maria Trappen, Benedikt
Memories,_Dreams,_Reflections
Swedish YouTuber (born 1989)
most-subscribed on YouTube, describing his videos as "aggressive stupidity" and "psychobabble." Following the controversy regarding alleged antisemitic content in
PewDiePie
2017 American film
Matt Rager is filled with arch attempts at period dialogue and much psychobabble. Franco and Romanowsky's unsubtle direction doesn’t help." Matt Donato
The_Institute_(2017_film)
Ability of the brain to continuously change
backpropagation Neuronal sprouting Neuroplastic effects of pollution Psychobabble Psychoplastogen Psychedelic drug Kinesiology Spike-timing-dependent plasticity
Neuroplasticity
American psychologist (born 1944)
beliefs and practices that guide people's lives, and to criticizing "psychobabble," "biobunk," and pseudoscience. Her many writings have dealt with critical
Carol_Tavris
Word or phrase used to impress
"Nineteen Eighty-Four" Pleonasm – Redundancy in linguistic expression Psychobabble – Form of speech or writing that uses psychological jargon in a misleading
Buzzword
Obsession with drinking blood
Renfield's syndrome with the intent to parody what he viewed as 1980s psychobabble, before the joke was taken seriously in popular culture. The original
Clinical_vampirism
American entertainment company (2011–2021)
Your Perfect Date The Minutes Collection Hella Gay with Miles McKenna Psychobabble with Tyler Oakley & Korey Kuhl Goat Rodeo with Cody Ko Jack and Dean
Fullscreen_(company)
Pseudoscientific approach to psychotherapy
Briers, Stephen (2012). "MYTH 16: There is no failure, only feedback". Psychobabble: Exploding the myths of the self-help generation (1st ed.). Santa Cruz:
Neuro-linguistic_programming
2003 studio album by Madonna
Dream in the album, but ended up producing songs akin to the "folkie psychobabble" of songwriters like Jewel. James Hannaham from Spin compared the album's
American_Life
Comedy school
Harpy Land, which ran at Playwrights Horizons in 2023, and Americana Psychobabble, which had stops at the Edinburgh Fringe and at Jacob's Pillow. Tatarsky
Contemporary_clowning
American lawyer (1925–2006)
killer whom Rubin was defending in 1993, said Rubin was "famous for his psychobabble defenses". Throughout his career he took on over 5,000 civil and criminal
Ellis_Rubin
1966 album by the 13th Floor Elevators
AllMusic said: "while the sensuous twists of the melodies and the charming psychobabble of the lyrics make it sound like these folks were indulging in something
The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators
The_Psychedelic_Sounds_of_the_13th_Floor_Elevators
10th episode of the 5th season of The Sopranos
news as beneath HBO standards and Tony's session with Dr. Melfi as "psychobabble about technobabble". The review also questioned the plot about stealing
Cold_Cuts_(The_Sopranos)
2002 studio album by Frou Frou
3. "It's Good to Be in Love" 4:39 4. "Must Be Dreaming" 4:01 5. "Psychobabble" Heap Sigsworth Peter Chill 5:33 6. "Only Got One" 4:09 7. "Shh"
Details_(album)
Simple terms in the English language
English Wikipedia Corporate jargon Legalese Plain Language Act 2022 Psychobabble Technobabble Buzzword Weasel word Basic English New General Service List
Plain_English
British pop trio
LP, CD, cassette 42 — Paint It in Gold Released: 8 June 2009 Labels: Psychobabble Formats: CD, digital download — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Let_Loose
Irish alt-metal band
of interest surrounding this release and Scheer followed it with the "Psychobabble EP" in 1994. In April 1995, Scheer signed to the 4AD label and released
Scheer_(band)
the Sky "You're Gonna Get Your Fingers Burned" — — — — — — — — — 22 "Psychobabble" — — — — — — — 57 — 54 "Old and Wise" 74 — — 31 — — 19 — — — 1983 "You
The Alan Parsons Project discography
The_Alan_Parsons_Project_discography
Fictional character created by Al Franken
a perceived tendency of the self-help movement to talk and think in psychobabble. Some, such as the phrase "stinkin' thinkin'", are taken from common
Stuart_Smalley
Irish novelist
Award 2020. In 2018, she won The Moth Short Story Prize for her story "Psychobabble". In 2019, she won an O. Henry Award for her short story "Prime". She
Caoilinn_Hughes
1988 novel by Lionel Shriver
"Shriver's breezy, hip style can be irritating; so can her slips into psychobabble. But Checker and the Derailleurs, like its beguiling protagonist, is
Checker_and_the_Derailleurs
American performance artist
Boys in Harpy Land UNTITLED FREAKOUT (TELL ME WHAT TO DO) Americana Psychobabble Tatarsky is co-creator (along with Ming Lin) of the collective Canal
Alex_Tatarsky
American author and relationship counselor
Retrieved January 5, 2015. Gleick, Elizabeth (June 16, 1997). "Tower of Psychobabble". Time. Archived from the original on July 26, 2009. Retrieved May 27
John_Gray_(American_author)
American pop band
2017). "Pop Shop Podcast: Tyler Oakley and Korey Kuhl Dish Divas & 'Psychobabble,' Plus AJR Chat 'Weak' & New Tour". Billboard. Archived from the original
AJR
Instructional book on acting
Anthony Hopkins praised True And False as "[demolishing] the myths and the psychobabble-gobbledygook that pass for theory with regard to acting" and described
True and False: Heresy and Common Sense for the Actor
True_and_False:_Heresy_and_Common_Sense_for_the_Actor
1999 single by the Offspring
father drank too much or whatever". The title is inspired by the "typical psychobabble" present in talk shows. The video, directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie
She's_Got_Issues
Jargon-sounding nonsense
parody Flux capacitor Fedspeak Neologism Officialese Parody science Psychobabble Reverse the polarity Rubber science Sokal affair Turbo encabulator Pseudoscience
Technobabble
Flat horse race in France
Tagula 1995 Vettori Atticus Petit Poucet 1994 Green Tune Turtle Island Psychobabble 1993 Kingmambo Bin Ajwaad Hudo 1992 Shanghai Rainbow Corner Lion Cavern
Poule_d'Essai_des_Poulains
1971 science fiction novel by Ursula K. Le Guin
dismisses Orr's qualms about meddling with reality with paternalistic psychobabble, and is more concerned with his machine and Orr's powers than with curing
The_Lathe_of_Heaven
Defunct British magazine
Punishment. The magazine has been described as "speak[ing] the earnest psychobabble of the Hampstead eco-hypochondriac". Hodgson, Jessica (4 June 2001).
Bare_(magazine)
2004 book
Stephen (2012). Myth 20: Married Bliss a Matter of Give and Take. in Psychobabble: Exploding the myths of the self-help generation. Pearson. Miller, Glenn
Love_&_Respect
2022 studio album by Motorpsycho
Catalog Norway 2022-08-19 Rune Grammofon CD MPCD 106 Norway 2022-08-19 Rune Grammofon LP MPLP 306 Europe 2022-08-19 Stickman Records LP/CD Psychobabble 125
Ancient_Astronauts_(album)
Clear, concise, comprehensible writing
Writers Succinctness Aureation Corporate jargon Gobbledygook Legalese Psychobabble Technobabble Verbosity Robert Leon Cooper (1989). Language Planning and
Plain_language
Irish comedian (born 1972)
Title Notes 1996 A Stand Up in the Making First one-man Fringe show 1997 Psychobabble 1998 A Night at the Opera 1999–2000 On the Road 2004–05 Me Again 2006–07
Ed_Byrne_(comedian)
Retreat center in Big Sur, California, US
and got high throughout the 1960s and 1970s before coming home talking psychobabble and dangling crystals." The Human Potential Movement was criticized for
Esalen_Institute
English record producer and songwriter (born 1960)
and co-wrote the lyrics to "Let Go", "It's Good to Be in Love", and "Psychobabble" on Details. Heap wrote the remaining lyrics, apart from "Maddening Shroud"
Guy_Sigsworth
Memoir by Nathaniel Branden (1989; rev. 1999)
massive dose of psychobabble". In a review for National Review, Joseph Sobran described Branden as having "a layer of California psychobabble" and said, "At
Judgment Day: My Years with Ayn Rand
Judgment_Day:_My_Years_with_Ayn_Rand
Prescriptive rules of grammar and usage
legal mattersPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets Psychobabble – Form of speech or writing that uses psychological jargon in a misleading
Linguistic_prescription
Topics referred to by the same term
warfare Limited hangout, a technique used by the intelligence services Psychobabble and technobabble, techniques used in fast talk "Misdirection" (Inside
Misdirection
Brand name of an Eastman Kodak film
film. The brand is mentioned in The Alan Parsons Project's 1982 song "Psychobabble": "Tell you 'bout a dream that I have every night / It ain't Kodachrome
Kodachrome
Indian musician and film composer
Genre Track listing Role 2008 Psychobabble Blind Image Thrash Metal Skin Shit Happens Bomb in the Cake Effigy Psychobabble Say No More Read my Lips Kiss
Tenma_(musician)
6th episode of the 6th season of The X-Files
trying to get Mulder and Scully to kill each other resulted in "endless psychobabble dialogue". Michigan Daily writer Melissa Runstrom, in a review of the
How the Ghosts Stole Christmas
How_the_Ghosts_Stole_Christmas
British rock band
the tracks "May Be a Price to Pay" on The Turn of a Friendly Card and "Psychobabble" on Eye in the Sky. He also provided lead vocals for Cozy Powell's solo
Elmer_Gantry's_Velvet_Opera
American actor (1943–1993)
many acting schools, with a focus on results—he had no tolerance for psychobabble—his reputation blossomed.[citation needed] London's classes began in
Roy_London
Awards for contributions by LGBTQ+ community
Chesson — Bad Queers Ts Madison — Outlaws Tyler Oakley and Korey Kuhl — Psychobabble Caleb Hearon — So True Raven-Symoné and Miranda Maday — Tea Time Eric
The_2026_Queerties_Awards
Fictional character
Chad Collins called the psychic connection between Jamie and Michael "psychobabble and more complicated than it needs to be. Worse still—and I say this
Jamie_Lloyd_(Halloween)
American psychologist (1950–2012)
Emotional promiscuity Kindness Indifference Cruelty/Mean-spiritedness Intrusiveness Social Intelligence Obtuseness/Cluelessness Self-deception Psychobabble
Christopher Peterson (psychologist)
Christopher_Peterson_(psychologist)
1968 film
about what is right and wrong, but his father merely gives Norman vague psychobabble and stories from his childhood and young adulthood. He then tells Norman
Norman_Normal
2002 studio album by Alanis Morissette
brawny and meticulous ... [but] Under Rug Swept just about drowns in psychobabble. While the tone of the songs, and the grain of Morissette's voice, promise
Under_Rug_Swept
2011 promotional single by Lady Gaga
May 19, 2011. Hope, Ian (May 19, 2011). "Cut away the hype, image and psychobabble and there's still a great pop album here". BBC (BBC Online). Archived
Hair_(Lady_Gaga_song)
1994 live album by Alan Parsons
except as indicated. Side 1 1. Sirius - 2:25 2. Eye In The Sky - 5:04 3. Psychobabble - 5:31 4. The Raven - 5:58 5. Time - 5:19 6. Luciferama - 5:04 7. Old
Alan_Parsons_Live
2013 studio album by ASAP Rocky
performed by Yoshino Aoki. "Ghetto Symphony" contains a sample of "Psychobabble", written by Guy Sigsworth, Imogen Heap and Peter Chill, and performed
Long._Live._ASAP
Flat horse race in France
L'Emigrant (1983), Machiavellian (1990), Ganges (1991), Kingmambo (1993), Psychobabble (1994) Leading owner since 1979 (6 wins): Stavros Niarchos – Nureyev
Prix_Djebel
Fan frenzy for the British band the Beatles
Lewisohn said that while some people dismiss the Kennedy association as "psychobabble", "it does make sense." One report said the group's travel plans were
Beatlemania
2012 studio album by Jason Mraz
writing that the album is "filled with platitudes and, eventually, psychobabble, dippy even by Mr. Mraz's standards." Phil Mongredien from The Observer
Love Is a Four Letter Word (album)
Love_Is_a_Four_Letter_Word_(album)
American physician
Gary P. Posner, a physician, has criticized Dossey for writing "New Age psychobabble". Posner in a review has stated that Dossey uncritically accepts psychic
Larry_Dossey
Assertion about the feelings, beliefs, values etc. of the person speaking
So the point is not to start talking to your spouse in some stilted psychobabble. Just keep in mind that if your words focus on how you're feeling rather
I-message
German psychoanalyst (1903–1991)
Butler-Gallie, Amelia (February 26, 2026). "Carl Jung, the man behind the psychobabble". The Spectator. Retrieved February 26, 2026. C. G. Jung ed., Man and
Aniela_Jaffé
1989 single by Madonna
she felt about her relationship with Tony. Rooksby believed that the "psychobabble" phrases of feeling good about oneself in the song, would have made it
Oh_Father
1st episode of the 5th season of American Horror Story
Hotel will be a welcome return to oblique storytelling, loopy Freudian psychobabble and addiction undertones". Mike Hale from The New York Times complained
Checking In (American Horror Story)
Checking_In_(American_Horror_Story)
American politician (born 1944)
chiding the media for its coverage of Jackson's death: Let's knock out the psychobabble. He was a pervert, a child molester, he was a pedophile. And to be giving
Peter King (American politician)
Peter_King_(American_politician)
Cover Art for The New Yorker magazine, December 10, 2001
may be drawn to the stylish use of pashminas. Perturbia Psychobabylon Psychobabble Schmattahadeen shmatta is Yiddish for "rag", also jocular for clothing
New_Yorkistan
was the best they had ever received. Ask them if they thought it was 'psychobabble' as the newspapers like to print – and I can assure you Paul McKenna
Andrea_Hill
2010 live album by Alan Parsons
"Don't Answer Me" – 4:39 "Breakdown / The Raven" – 5:44 "Time" – 5:24 "Psychobabble" – 7:32 "I Wouldn't Want to Be Like You" – 3:56 "Damned If I Do" – 5:31
Eye_2_Eye:_Live_in_Madrid
12th episode of the 3rd season of The Office
from the other series' writers. They decided that Jan would give a "psychobabble" response to Michael. Sitting on a panel of television writers at Northwestern
Back_from_Vacation
Method of personal change
Letting the Heart Sing - The Mind Gymnasium London: Wentworth; ISBN 0070505691 R.D. Rosen, Psychobabble, 1975, chapter on Jackins and Co-counselling.
Co-counselling
American musician and educator
Abraham Laboriel and Otmaro Ruiz), 2012 Mountain Suite, Kait Dunton, 2012 Psychobabble, Nick Mancini, 2012 Rozalia, Nikos Syropoulos, 2012 Tales from The Blue
John_Daversa
1980 American comedy film directed by Bill Persky
caught up in the sexual revolution and new age consciousness-raising and psychobabble. On the other hand, his rebellious teenage daughter Joanie is about to
Serial_(1980_film)
1992 video game
crying with laughter, but I actually got a few chuckles out of Monroe's psychobabble overanalysis of Bart's performance." "Bart vs. The Juggernauts". GameFAQs
The Simpsons: Bart vs. The Juggernauts
The_Simpsons:_Bart_vs._The_Juggernauts
1986 animated film by Dale Schott
enormously engaging cartoon—quite a feat when you consider the saccharine psychobabble passing for dialogue". The Miami Herald's Bill Cosford gave it two and
Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation
Care_Bears_Movie_II:_A_New_Generation
2011 memoir by Steven Tyler and David Dalton
unkillable." The Washington Post writer Fiona Zublin states: "Tyler's psychobabble is truly offensive only when it comes to his ideas on gender. In one
Does the Noise in My Head Bother You? A Rock 'n' Roll Memoir
Does_the_Noise_in_My_Head_Bother_You?_A_Rock_'n'_Roll_Memoir
1997 greatest hits album by The Alan Parsons Project
Eye in the Sky 1:57 2. "Eye in the Sky" Eye in the Sky 4:36 3. "Psychobabble" Eye in the Sky 4:51 4. "Mammagamma" Eye in the Sky 3:34 5. "Old
The Definitive Collection (Alan Parsons album)
The_Definitive_Collection_(Alan_Parsons_album)
1998 film
dialogue a refreshing departure in what he termed the age of television psychobabble. He called the Besieged "a purposefully romantic exploration of the nonverbal
Besieged_(film)
noting that Zempf "exaggerates Humbert's European pomposity through his psychobabble and German anality." The Kubrick interview has been commented by Geoffrey
List of recurring cast members in Stanley Kubrick films
List_of_recurring_cast_members_in_Stanley_Kubrick_films
2006 comic book storyline event running through the books published by DC Comics
Titans" Teen Titans (vol. 3) #34–37 "Progeny" Birds of Prey #92–95 "Psychobabble" Manhunter (vol. 3) #20–24 "The Replacements" Catwoman (vol. 2)
One_Year_Later_(comics)
1997 studio album by Skeleton Key
September 7, 2023. Pareles, Jon (April 6, 1997). "From Cacophony to Psychobabble and Young Love". The New York Times. p. 2.37. Rollins, Ron (March 28
Fantastic Spikes Through Balloon
Fantastic_Spikes_Through_Balloon
1972 book by Walter Charles Langer
Michael Stone states "There's a whole lot of what we would now think of as psychobabble...", including discredited psychoanalytic theories and psychiatric labels
The_Mind_of_Adolf_Hitler
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Boy/Male
Irish
Means, simply, “â€an Ulsterman.â€â€ There have been eighteen saints named Ultan, the best-known being St. Ultan of Ardbraccan, (c. 650 AD). Noted for his care of orphans, the poor and the sick he is regarded as the patron saint of children and a hospital for sick children in Dublin is named in his honor.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Sincere
Boy/Male
Muslim
Trusted
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Beautiful
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
One who Abounds in Unending Wealth; Lord Indra
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Marathi, Sanskrit, Tamil
Sun of Art; A Portion of the Sun
Girl/Female
Arabic
Peace and Kindness; Bright Star; Alive and Well; Gentle
Female
Spanish
Spanish name derived from the word valentia, VALENTIA means "power."
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Agitator
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Soft pleasant light She was a narrator of hadith
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