Psychiatry and Psychology

Free Association

Spontaneous verbalization of whatever comes to mind.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Spontaneous verbalization of whatever comes to mind.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Association, Free
  • Associations, Free
  • Free Associations

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History Note

69

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Previous Indexing

  • Association (1966-1968)

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Number

  1. F04.754w.709w.437w

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NLM Classification

WM 460.5.F8

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Free Association. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005608. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005608
  2. Free Association. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_association_(psychology)
  3. Free Association. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1054460