psychogenic
[ sahy-kuh-jen-ik ]
/ ˌsaɪ kəˈdʒɛn ɪk /
adjective Psychology.
having origin in the mind or in a mental condition or process: a psychogenic disorder.
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Example sentences from the Web for psychogenic
The detailed recital usually furnishes many valuable clues which make the psychogenic origin of the symptoms clear to the patient.
Collected Papers on Analytical Psychology|C. G. JungViewed from the newly-gained standpoint, there resulted, first of all, a totally new theory of psychogenic disturbances.
Collected Papers on Analytical Psychology|C. G. JungSince there was no organic cause for the disturbance, the case was clearly to be regarded as hysterical, that is, psychogenic.
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British Dictionary definitions for psychogenic
psychogenic
/ (ˌsaɪkəʊˈdʒɛnɪk) /
adjective
psychol (esp of disorders or symptoms) of mental, rather than organic, origin
Derived forms of psychogenic
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