| psychic | <psychology> Pertaining to the psyche or to the mind, mental. (18 Nov 1997) |
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| psychic blindness | Visual agnosia for objects. The subjet sees the object, but cannot identify it; due to a lesion in area 18 of the occipital cortex. Synonym: object blindness, psychanopsia, psychic blindness. (05 Mar 2000) |
| psychic contagion | Communication of a nervous disorder or lesser psychological symtoms by imitation, as in mass hysteria. (05 Mar 2000) |
| psychic determinism | In psychoanalysis, the concept that all psychological and behavioural phenomena result from antecedent, unconsciously operating causes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| psychic energy | In psychoanalysis, a hypothetical mental force, analogous to the physical concept of energy, which enables and vitalises an individual's psychological activity. See: libido. Synonym: psychic force. (05 Mar 2000) |
| psychic force | In psychoanalysis, a hypothetical mental force, analogous to the physical concept of energy, which enables and vitalises an individual's psychological activity. See: libido. Synonym: psychic force. (05 Mar 2000) |
| psychic impotence | That caused by psychologic factors. (05 Mar 2000) |
| psychic inertia | A psychiatric term denoting resistance to any change in ideas or to progress; fixation of an idea. Uterine inertia, absence of effective uterine contractions during labour. (05 Mar 2000) |
| psychic overtone | The mental associations related to any stimulus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| psychic seizure | A simple partial seizure characterised by an attack of psychic phenomena such as a dreamy state, deja vu, autonomic sensation or emotion; commonly, but not exclusively, associated with temporal lobe epilepsy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| psychic tic | A gesture or exclamation made under the influence of an irresistible morbid impulse. (05 Mar 2000) |
| abdominocardiac reflex | Mechanical stimulation (usually distention) of abdominal viscera causing changes (usually a slowing) in the heart rate or the occurrence of extrasystoles. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Abrams' heart reflex | A contraction of the myocardium when the skin of the precordial region is irritated. (05 Mar 2000) |
| accommodation reflex | Increased convexity of the lens, due to contraction of the ciliary muscle and relaxation of the suspensory ligament, to maintain a distinct retinal image. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Achilles reflex | A contraction of the calf muscles when the tendo calcaneus is sharply struck. Synonym: ankle jerk, ankle reflex, tendo Achillis reflex, triceps surae reflex. (05 Mar 2000) |