psychogenic
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9.3
- adjective
- /ˌsaɪkoʊˈdʒɛnɪk/
- Specialized
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psicogénico
- She learned that her feelings of exhaustion were actually psychogenic, linked to her stress and anxiety.
- psychogenic amnesia
- psychogenic disorders
- psychogenic factors
And is it continuing because of a psychogenic or a some kind of issue like that?
- And is it continuing because of a psychogenic or a some kind of issue like that?
- Some people call it, it's psychogenic Ed, but I don't love the term psychogenic Ed because it kind of puts some some blame on the patient's mind.
Examples
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And is it continuing because of a psychogenic or a some kind of issue like that?
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We call that psychogenic amnesia.
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You could be suffering from psychogenic fatigue.
Fiction book (1996) -
If you are suffering from psychogenic fatigue, I recommend that you see someone immediately.
Fiction book (1996) -
The PVCM was believed to be psychogenic and strongly associated with anxiety.
Academic text (2006) -
However, let's not dismiss the idea of psychogenic fatigue due to an emotional problem or an upset mental state.
Fiction book (1996) -
Mm hm, your headaches surely had a physiological origin, and since the war, they may have become psychogenic.
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And perhaps I'll start feeling better, and maybe—hopefully—the attacks of psychogenic fatigue will go away.
Fiction book (1996) -
The therapist explained that the patient's symptoms were likely psychogenic, stemming from her recent trauma.
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After extensive tests, doctors concluded that his recurring headaches were psychogenic rather than caused by a physical ailment.
Synonyms
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7.7
A physical symptom, like a headache, that stress or strong feelings cause
1
9.9
Caused by the mind or emotions, not by the body
Compounds
- Specialized
1
9.9
A rare condition when a person leaves home, starts a new life, and forgets who they are
Surface Forms
Morphology
psychogenic = psycho + gen + ic
The word is built from classical elements meaning roughly 'mind' and 'produced by', but the exact medical sense is specialized rather than fully guessable for a typical learner.
Etymology
Psychogenic comes from Greek parts psyche meaning 'mind' or 'soul', as in psychology, and -genic meaning 'produced by'. So psychogenic describes a symptom or illness that is 'produced by' the mind rather than by a physical cause.