psy·cho·gen·ic (s  k -j n  k)adj. Originating in the mind or in mental or emotional processes; having a psychological rather than a physiological origin. Used of certain disorders. psy cho·geni·cal·ly adv. |
psychogenic [ˌsaɪkəʊˈdʒɛnɪk]
adj
(Psychology) Psychol (esp of disorders or symptoms) of mental, rather than organic, origin
psychogenically adv
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| Adj. | 1. | psychogenic - of or relating to the psychological cause of a disorder |
| 2. | psychogenic - mental or emotional rather than physiological in origin; "a psychogenic disorder" mental - involving the mind or an intellectual process; "mental images of happy times"; "mental calculations"; "in a terrible mental state"; "mental suffering"; "free from mental defects" |
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