therapy-speak
nounUS /ˈθɛɹəpi spik/
Etymology From therapy + -speak.
1
The employment of psychologic jargon to converse with other people.
- We recommend that authors and reviewers carefully consider whether manuscript quality is enhanced by the use of therapy-speak.2022 January 15, Amy M Franks, David Caldwell, “Unpacking the Use of Therapy-Speak in Scholarly Writing”, in American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, volume 87, number 3, published 1 April 2023, →DOI:
- Whatever Huberman’s failures of honesty and communication, for instance, he appears extremely well versed in the kind of therapy-speak that’s supposed to tame libidinous excess — suggesting that predators and cads can work through this system as well as any other.2024 March 27, Ross Douthat, “The Quest for a New Vision of Sexual Morality”, in The New York Times:
- Related terms
- psychobabble, neurobabble, neurotrash