psychological
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4.5
- adjective
- /ˌsaɪkəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/
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psicológico
- I think her problem is psychological.
- psychological distress
- psychological well-being
- physical and psychological
That just sent me into a psychological downturn.
- That just sent me into a psychological downturn.
- But what about stress and trauma, Psychological stress, trauma?
- And also, there's a psychological element in all this.
- I didn't know that there were long term psychological consequences to trauma.
- And is the justification for punishment psychological or ethical?
- This comes from the psychological principle of addiction.
- This suffering can mean it's psychological suffering, mental suffering.
- It's all tied to our immaturity and psychological issues and survival.
- You know, a lot of people talk about psychological safety and culture.
- There are, you know, psychological effects and.
- They're a sign that your psychological radar systems are working.
- Until death, all defeats are psychological, huh?
Examples
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Understanding psychological factors can help us improve mental health treatments for many disorders.
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The therapy focused on the psychological challenges faced by the patients after their traumatic experiences.
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Some boys have serious psychological problems, not the majority.
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Tonight I think we could do this without serious physical or psychological damage.
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We now, as social and psychological creatures, value this thing more.
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This comes from the psychological principle of addiction.
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The team meets monthly to ensure the psychological needs of the child are understood and acted upon.
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In addition to school behavior and performance, decreased psychological distress in school children has important health implications.
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I didn't know that there were long term psychological consequences to trauma.
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Social support had a positive effect on the psychological and physical health of Korean immigrant elders.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
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3.0
Relating to the mind and how a person thinks
Compounds
- Specialized
8
7.0
To use false information, threats, and messages to make an enemy feel afraid and weak in war and politics
- Specialized
3
4.6
A condition that changes a person's thoughts, feelings, or behavior and causes problems in life
- Specialized
2
8.4
A military action that tries to change what people think or feel
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5.6
A problem with a person's mental health that changes how they think, feel or behave
- Specialized
A part of health care that finds and treats mental health problems
How Hitchcockian
Surface Forms
Morphology
psychological = psychology (transparent) = psychology + ical
The adjective is a regular adjectival formation from the noun 'psychology' with a directly related meaning.
Etymology
The word psychological comes from the Greek psyche, meaning 'mind' or 'soul', and the part -logical, which is like logic and means 'study' or 'reason'. So psychological means 'about the mind', feelings, or how people think.