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psychogenic
[ sahy-kuh-jen-ik ]
/ ˌsaɪ kəˈdʒɛn ɪk /
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adjective Psychology.
having origin in the mind or in a mental condition or process: a psychogenic disorder.
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How to use psychogenic in a sentence
It has consequently become the custom to consider these cases as not being psychogenic.
Group Psychology and The Analysis of The Ego|Sigmund FreudThe 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.
Collected Papers on Analytical Psychology|C. G. Jung
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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