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psychophysiology

psychophysiology

1 9.9
The study of how the mind and body affect each other
  • noun
  • /ˌsaɪkoʊfɪziˈɑlədʒi/
  • Specialized
translation icon : psicofisiología
  • Understanding the body's reactions to emotions is a key focus in psychophysiology.

Examples

  • Psychologists study the connection between thoughts and physical responses in the field of psychophysiology.

  • -- Guillot, A., Collet, C., & Dittmar, A. (2004). Relationship between visual vs. kinesthetic imagery, field dependence-independence, and complex motor skills. Journal of Psychophysiology, 18, 190-199.

    Academic text (2009)
  • And then if we need to move to some next level of assessment like psychophysiology, and if that tells us what treatment somebody gets, great.

  • My studies in meta-human psychophysiology have made Gamma treatments obsolete.

  • David is a NASA-trained Surface EMG researcher and completed a Master's degree in human psychophysiology and ergonomics at NASA.

    Blog text (16)
  • Within the context of experimental cinema, the kind of exploration of visual perception that the 3-D shadow plays invited could also be seen as part of a wider interest among filmmakers and other artists in the psychophysiology of perception.

    Academic text (2017)
  • The remaining 44 subjects (29 males and 15 females) were patients reporting a variety of lower limb pain problems at an Army Medical Center's Psychophysiology Laboratory.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Travis, F. (2001). Autonomic and EEG patterns distinguish transcending from other experiences during Transcendental Meditation practice. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 42, 1-9.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Even though do-it-yourself biofeedback training is possible for the majority of people, a list of accredited biofeedback specialists may be found at www.aapb.org (Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback).

    Blog text (27)
  • The research conducted on stress responses falls under the domain of psychophysiology.

Synonyms

physiological psychology
vspsychophysiology
  • Specialized
6.9

A field that studies how the brain and body affect behavior and thought

focuses on how mental processes produce bodily responses

Surface Forms

Morphology

psychophysiology = physiology (semi-transparent) = psycho + physi + ology

The word is built by adding psycho- to physiology, but the resulting scientific term is specialized and not fully predictable for an average learner.

Etymology

Psychophysiology combines two parts: psycho- meaning 'mind', as in psychology, and physiology meaning 'how the body works'. So, psychophysiology is the study of how the 'mind' and the body's functions affect each other.