psychobiological
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8.4
- adjective
- /ˌsaɪkoʊˌbaɪəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/
- Specialized
- Importantly, this symbolic capacity (or better, symbolic necessity) does not imply that the actual manifestations of cultural symbolism will be determined by psychobiological or neurological universals.
Examples
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Commitment, the cognitive side of motivation, must increase before dependence, the psychobiological motivation, can develop.
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Where dependence is seen as a psychobiological phenomenon responsible for withdrawal, commitment is seen as a cognitive-intellectual phenomenon.
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The psychobiological aspects of the ritual only add to its power.
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Today... I would like to discuss some of the lesser- known aspects of psychobiological therapy.
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Support for this assumption comes from Berlyne's psychobiological approach to aesthetics.
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The politics of canon generally covered the appropriation of the female body, both the written corpus and the psychobiological entity, by the male Romantic.
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The study of psychobiological effects reveals how our brain reacts to stress and its impact on health.
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Researchers are exploring psychobiological connections that influence both mood and physical wellness.
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Understanding psychobiological interactions can help develop better treatments for mental health disorders.
Synonyms
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9.3
About how the mind and body affect each other
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Relating to how the body and mind work together to affect behavior
How Biological
Surface Forms
Morphology
psychobiological = psychobiology (transparent) = psychobiology + ical
Derived from the noun 'psychobiology' plus the adjectival suffix '-ical', meaning 'relating to psychobiology'.
Etymology
Psychobiological combines psycho- 'mind', bio- 'life', and -logical 'study', like in psychology and biology. So, it means the study of how the 'mind' and the 'body' work together.