| psychopharmaceuticals | Drugs used in the treatment of emotional disorders. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| psychopharmacology | <study> The study of the effect of drugs and medicines on psychological processes. (09 Oct 1997) |
| psychophysical | Of or pertaining to psychophysics; involving the action or mutual relations of the psychical and physical in man. <physiology> Psychophysical time, the time required for the mind to transform a sensory impression into a motor impulse. It is an important part of physiological or reaction time. See: Reaction. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| psychophysics | The science of the connection between nerve action and consciousness; the science which treats of the relations of the psychical and physical in their conjoint operation in man; the doctrine of the relation of function or dependence between body and soul. Origin: Psycho- + physics. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| psychophysiologic | 1. Pertaining to psychophysiology. 2. Denoting a so-called psychosomatic illness. 3. Denoting a somatic disorder with significant emotional or psychological aetiology. (05 Mar 2000) |
| psychophysiologic disorders | A group of disorders characterised by physical symptoms that are affected by emotional factors and involve a single organ system, usually under autonomic nervous system control. (american psychiatric glossary, 1988) (12 Dec 1998) |
| psychophysiologic manifestation | A manifestation characterised by the visceral expression of affect, the symptoms due to a chronic and exaggerated state of the physiologic expression of emotion with the feeling repressed; such manifestation's are commonly characteristic of psychosomatic disorders. (05 Mar 2000) |
| psychophysiology | The study of the physiological basis of human and animal behaviour. (12 Dec 1998) |
| psychopomp | A leader or guide of souls . Origin: Gr.; the soul + to send: cf. F. Psychopompe. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| psychoprophylaxis | Psychotherapy directed toward the prevention of emotional disorders and the maintenance of mental health. Origin: psycho-+ prophylaxis (05 Mar 2000) |
| psychorelaxation | A method of treating anxiety and tension by practicing general bodily relaxation, as in systematic desensitization. (05 Mar 2000) |
| psychormic | Synonym: psychostimulant. Origin: psycho-+ G. Hormao, to set in motion (05 Mar 2000) |
| psychorrhoea | Rarely used term for a psychiatric syndrome characterised by incoherent and strange philosophical theories; a manifestation of schizophrenia. Origin: psycho-+ G. Rhoia, flow (05 Mar 2000) |
| psychorrhythmia | Psychorhythmia Rarely used term for an involuntary repetition of formerly voluntary acts. Origin: psycho-+ G. Rhythmos, rhythm (05 Mar 2000) |
| psychosensory | Psychosensorial 1. Denoting the mental perception and interpretation of sensory stimuli. 2. Denoting a hallucination which by effort the mind is able to distinguish from reality. (05 Mar 2000) |