| psychosocial | Involving both psychological and social aspects; e.g., age, education, marital and related aspects of a person's history. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| psychosocial deprivation | The absence of appropriate stimuli in the physical or social environment which are necessary for the emotional, social, and intellectual development of the individual. (12 Dec 1998) |
| psychosocial intervention | <psychiatry> A therapeutic intervention that uses cognitive, cognitive-behavioural, behavioural and supportive interventions to relieve pain. These include patient education, interventions aimed at aiding relaxation, psychotherapy and structured or peer support. (16 Dec 1997) |
| psychosomatic | <psychiatry> Pertaining to the mind body relationship, having bodily symptoms of psychic, emotional or mental origin. Synonym: psychophysiologic. (18 Nov 1997) |
| psychosomatic disorder | A disorder characterised by physical symptoms of psychic origin, usually involving a single organ system innervated by the autonomic nervous system; physiological and organic changes stem from a sustained disturbance. (05 Mar 2000) |
| psychosomatic illness | The mind influences the body to create or exacerbate illness. (12 Dec 1998) |
| psychosomatic medicine | A system of medicine which aims at discovering the exact nature of the relationship between the emotions and bodily function, affirming the principle that the mind and body are one. (12 Dec 1998) |
| psychosomimetic | 1. A drug or substance that produces psychological and behavioural changes resembling those of psychosis; e.g., LSD. 2. Denoting such a drug or substance. Synonym: psychosomimetic. Origin: psychosis + G. Mimetikos, imitative (05 Mar 2000) |
| psychostimulant | An agent with antidepressant or mood-elevating properties. Synonym: psychormic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| psychosurgery | Treatment of chronic, severe and intractable psychiatric disorders by surgical removal or interruption of certain areas or pathways in the brain, especially in the prefrontal lobes. (12 Dec 1998) |
| psychosynthesis | A lay movement, the opposite of psychoanalysis, stressing therapy aimed at restoring useful inhibitions and restoring the id to its rightful place in relation to the ego. Origin: psycho-+ synthesis (05 Mar 2000) |
| psychotechnics | Practical application of psychologic methods in the study of economics, sociology, and other subjects. Origin: psycho-+ G. Techne, art, skill (05 Mar 2000) |
| psychotherapeutic | Relating to psychotherapy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| psychotherapeutic processes | Experiential, attitudinal, emotional, or behavioural phenomena occurring during the course of treatment. They apply to the patient or therapist (i.e., nurse, doctor, etc.) individually or to their interaction. (12 Dec 1998) |
| psychotherapeutics | A generic term for the treatment of mental illness or emotional disturbances primarily by verbal or nonverbal communication. (12 Dec 1998) |