psychogenic
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- psychogenically adverb
Etymology
Origin of psychogenic
Example Sentences
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The action she requests includes making sure staff are able to detect and manage psychogenic polydipsia.
From BBC • Nov. 23, 2023
The U.N. concluded that the symptoms were the result of mass psychogenic illness, a form of social panic.
From New York Times • Jun. 5, 2023
Some published reports have suggested that the symptoms were characteristic of "mass psychogenic illness," but the declassified report rejects that, finding that the AHIs "do not fit criteria for mass psychogenic illness."
From Salon • Mar. 29, 2023
Then, the World Health Organization wrote about so-called “mass psychogenic illnesses” affecting hundreds of girls in schools across the country.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 5, 2023
If the resemblance amounted to identity, we would have to admit that a specific toxin may produce a specific mental reaction which we have concluded on other grounds to be psychogenic.
From Benign Stupors A Study of a New Manic-Depressive Reaction Type by MacCurdy, John T. (John Thompson)
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