psychogram
- noun
- /ˈsaɪkoʊˌɡræm/
- Specialized
:
psicograma
- The psychiatrist created a detailed psychogram to help understand her patient's behavior patterns.
Examples
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The author tells a rather exciting story about the psychogram of a young egotist, including his image in the mirror of other critical persons whose opinions the reader shares—an egotist whose profession is designing houses for happy families.
Academic text (1997) -
But perhaps this psychological constriction of an exciting plot, narrated in a very economical and skillful way, stresses its uncanny character and makes the psychogram more attractive.
Academic text (1997) -
In his book, he presented a comprehensive psychogram that illustrated the complexities of human personality.
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The study included a psychogram of the main character, highlighting his fears and motivations.
Synonyms
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5.1
A test that measures how people think, learn, or behave
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4.2
A test with questions to find out how a person thinks, feels, and behaves
A written description of a person's character and usual behaviour
How Detailed
- Specialized
- Specialized
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4.2
474
2.8
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
psychogram = psycho + gram
The word combines the combining form psycho- ('mind' or 'psychological') with gram ('record' or 'written result'), so the general sense is recoverable, but the specific use as a psychological profile is somewhat specialized.
Etymology
Psychogram comes from Greek parts psycho- meaning 'mind' and -gram meaning 'something written', the same ending you see in telegram and diagram. So a psychogram is like a 'written picture' of a person's mind, which fits its use as a chart or record of personality and likely behavior.