| psycholagny | Rarely used term for sexual excitement and satisfaction from mental imagery. Origin: psycho-+ G. Lagneia, lust (05 Mar 2000) |
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| psycholepsy | Rarely used term for sudden mood changes accompanied by feelings of hopelessness and inertia. Origin: psycho-+ G. Lepsis, seizure (05 Mar 2000) |
| psycholeptic | <psychiatry> Of or relating to psycholepsy, that is an attack of hopelessness and mental inertia especially following elation and occurring typically in psychasthenic (characterologically weak) patients. (18 Nov 1997) |
| psycholinguistics | A discipline concerned with relations between messages and the characteristics of individuals who select and interpret them; it deals directly with the processes of encoding (phonetics) and decoding (psychoacoustics) as they relate states of messages to states of communicators. (12 Dec 1998) |
| psychologic | Pertaining to psychology. (18 Nov 1997) |
| psychological | Pertaining to psychology. (18 Nov 1997) |
| psychological dependence | <psychiatry> Pattern of compulsive drug use characterised by a continued craving for an opioid and the need to use the opioid for effects other than pain relief. (16 Dec 1997) |
| psychological phenomena and processes | Mechanisms and underlying psychological principles of mental processes and their applications. (12 Dec 1998) |
| psychological techniques | Methods used in the diagnosis and treatment of behavioural, personality, and mental disorders. (12 Dec 1998) |
| psychological tests | Standardised tests designed to measure abilities, as in intelligence, aptitude, and achievement tests, or to evaluate personality traits. (12 Dec 1998) |
| psychological theory | Principles applied to the analysis and explanation of psychological or behavioural phenomena. (12 Dec 1998) |
| psychological warfare | The manipulation of psychological influences, primarily concerned with morale, to strengthen the ability of one's own country and weaken the enemy. (12 Dec 1998) |
| psychologist | One who is versed in, devoted to, psychology. Origin: Cf. F. Psychologiste. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| psychologue | A psychologist. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| psychology | Origin: Psycho-: cf. F. Psychologie. See Psychical. <study> The science of the human soul; specifically, the systematic or scientific knowledge of the powers and functions of the human soul, so far as they are known by consciousness; a treatise on the human soul. "Psychology, the science conversant about the phenomena of the mind, or conscious subject, or self." (Sir W. Hamilton) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |