noun
free association
Psychology term for a technique where a person says whatever comes to mind, used in psychoanalysis and related fields.
自由連想法はフロイトが創始した精神分析の基本技法である。
Free association is a fundamental technique of psychoanalysis originated by Freud.
Compound of 自由 (freedom) and 連想 (association), likely a calque from English 'free association'.