Dianetics

 
Pronunciation: /ˌdʌɪəˈnɛtɪks/

plural noun

[treated as singular]
  • a system developed by the founder of the Church of Scientology, L. Ron Hubbard, which aims to relieve psychosomatic disorder by cleansing the mind of harmful mental images.

Origin:

1950s: from Greek dianoētikos 'relating to thought' + -ics